Iako vlada u velikoj mjeri to odbija priznati, niz ekonomskih pokazatelja ukazuje na kritične znake pada ekonomije u Albaniji tokom prvog kvartala 2012, nakon usporenog ekonomskog rasta tokom zadnje dvije godine.
Though the government largely refuses to acknowledge it, a number of economic indicators are showing critical signs of decline in the Albanian economy for the first quarter of 2012, following a slowdown in economic growth over the past two years.