Albania Annual Inflation Accelerates at Year-End

Albania’s annual inflation rate accelerated to 2.3% in December 2025 from 2.1% in November. The largest upward contributions came from housing, water, electricity, and other fuels (4.8%), followed by food and non-alcoholic beverages (1.6%). Prices also rose for furniture, household goods, and maintenance (2.1%), recreation and culture (3.6%), and education services (1.9%). On a monthly basis, consumer prices increased 0.7%, rebounding from a 0.2% decline in November.

The annual inflation rate in Albania eased to 2.1% in November 2025, the lowest reading since March, down from 2.3% in October. Prices rose at a slower pace for food and non-alcoholic beverages (1.5% vs 1.6% in October), clothing and footwear (0.6% vs 1.8%), and housing, water, electricity, gas, and other fuels (4.0% vs 4.3%). Inflation also moderated for hotels, coffeehouses, and restaurants (2.3% vs 2.4%), miscellaneous goods and services (1.6% vs 1.7%), alcoholic beverages and tobacco (2.9% vs 3.1%), furnishings and household maintenance (2.8% vs 2.9%), recreation and culture (2.6% vs 3.2%), and education services (1.9% vs 2.0%). In contrast, higher price increases were observed in transport (0.8% vs 0.5%), health (0.6% vs 0.5%), and communication (1.3% vs 1.1%). On a monthly basis, consumer prices fell 0.2%, the first decline in four months, following a 0.1% rise in October.

The annual inflation rate in Albania eased to 2.3% in October 2025 from 2.4% in September. Prices rose at a slower pace for recreation and culture (3.2% vs 4.7%), alcoholic beverages (3.1% vs 3.4%), food and non-alcoholic beverages (1.6% vs 1.8%), medical care (0.5% vs 0.6%), hotels and restaurants (2.4% vs 2.5%), and education (2.0% vs 2.2%). In contrast, higher price increases were seen in housing and utilities (4.3% vs 4.1%), furnishings and household maintenance (2.9% vs 2.6%), clothing and footwear (1.8% vs 1.1%), communication (1.1% vs 1.0%), and transport (0.5% vs 0.4%). On a monthly basis, consumer prices rose 0.1%, down from 0.7% in September.