The Albanian economy is ranked 30th among 45 countries in the European region, and its overall score is below the regional average but above the world average. Over the past five years, Albania's economic growth increased from 2017 to 2018, decelerated in 2019, turned negative in 2020, and rebounded in 2021. Accessibility to clean drinking water and proper sanitation is key in enhancing agricultural and industrial productivity and is a key aspect of human development. It is a prerequisite to achieving a minimum standard of health, and without it, billions of people worldwide are unable to lead healthy lives and lack the ability to build healthy livelihoods.
