TIRANA, March 6 /ATA/ – Finance Minister Petrit Malaj said on Thursday that Albania’s public debt declined to 53.04% of gross domestic product (GDP) at the end of 2025, continuing a downward trend.

“Public debt fell from 54.21% of GDP at the end of 2024 to 53.04% in 2025, a reduction of around 1.2 percentage points,” Malaj told Parliament of Albania.

He added that over the past five years, Albania has reduced public debt by about 21 percentage points, a sharper decline than in Serbia, North Macedonia, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Kosovo.

By the end of December 2025, domestic debt accounted for 59.4% of central government debt, while external debt made up 40.6%. The weighted average yield on government securities fell to 4.23% in 2025, down from 4.56% in 2024, while the average cost of external debt declined to 3.53% from 3.70%.

Risk indicators also improved: the average maturity increased to 2.8 years (1,001 days) from 2.6 years (923 days), and the share of debt in foreign currency fell to 40% from around 42% at the end of 2024.

Malaj said the figures reflect the resilience and stability of Albania’s economy over the medium term.

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