Real GDP per person during each head of government's tenure
Every head of government since 1991, ranked by how real GDP per person changed from their first day in office. Politare shows what happened during a tenure; it does not claim the office-holder caused it.
| # | Head of government | In office | Total | Per year | Chart |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Edi Rama | 15 Sep 2013 – now | +79.5% Q2 2013 → Q2 2026 | +4.6%/yr | |
| 2 |  Sali Berisha | 11 Sep 2005 – 15 Sep 2013 | +46.7% Q2 2005 → Q2 2013 | +4.9%/yr | |
| 3 | Sali Berisha | 9 Apr 1992 – 13 Mar 1997 | +38.8% Q4 1991 → Q4 1996 | +6.8%/yr | |
| 4 | Ilir Meta | 29 Oct 1999 – 22 Feb 2002 | +21.9% Q3 1999 → Q4 2001 | +9.2%/yr | |
| 5 | Fatos Nano | 31 Jul 2002 – 11 Sep 2005 | +17.7% Q2 2002 → Q2 2005 | +5.6%/yr | |
| 6 | Pandeli Majko | 2 Oct 1998 – 29 Oct 1999 | +13.7% Q3 1998 → Q3 1999 | +13.7%/yr | |
| 7 | Fatos Nano | 25 Jul 1997 – 2 Oct 1998 | +1.0% Q2 1997 → Q3 1998 | +0.8%/yr |
Sorted by total, highest first. Every row is indexed to the last quarter complete before the first day in office ("from" marks a start that had to move because that period had no data, or because the period cut it); Levels are per cent changes, rates are differences in %; "per year" compounds levels and divides rates. Tenures with under 12 months, or under three observations, are left out. ALL thousand per person, 2020 prices, last four quarters · Institute of Statistics (INSTAT) quarterly GDP via Eurostat (chain-linked volumes, 2020 reference year), summed over the trailing four quarters (the World Bank's yearly GDP before 1995), over the population (World Bank, the UN's estimates) interpolated to the quarter · Albania data · as of Sep 2026.