TIRANA, June 2 ATA/ – According to the official data of INSTAT, in the main regions of the country (Tirana, Fieri, Durres, Elbasan) during the year of 2017, the annual percentage growth rate of GDP per capita was over 20%.
INSTAT stated that, the Purchasing Power Standard (PPS) in 2017 was 26.234 PPS, compared to 24.883 PPS in 2016.
The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) expressed in PPS grew by 5.64%, compared with the year of 2016.
According to the official data of INSTAT, the GDP per capita in PPS in 2017 was 30.4% of the EU average.
Meanwhile, according to statistical regions at the central/regional level , the GDP per capita in PPS in 2017 was 37.0%,respectively 24.7% and 27.2%, in the Northern and Southern region.//a.i/
