What they reported
An SDG Index score of 75.16 out of 100 in 2024, ranking 45th of 167 countries, with gains across all 17 goals.
Public debt declining below 60% of GDP and foreign direct investment around 1.64 billion euros in 2025.
Priorities and asks
EU accession treated as a single transformation pathway with the SDGs, and acceleration in the final stretch to 2030.
What stands out
The review reads SDG implementation and EU accession as one unified reform agenda rather than two tracks.
The data angle
Over 70% of SDG indicators are available or partially available, with a Statistical Performance Index above 85.
Read more
- Voluntary National Reviews 2026, the full brief with all 36 countries and the cross-cutting themes.
- Official VNR country database, home of Albania’s full report and main messages.
- HLPF 2026 coverage, where the reviews are presented.
This summary is drawn from Albania’s own 2026 main messages; figures are as the government reported them and were not independently verified. Edition is noted only where the country states its own.