Exports of goods and services in Albania
Albania: Exports of goods and services was 37.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Exports of goods and services in Albania, 1980–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for exports of goods and services in Albania is 37.0%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 36.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exports of goods and services in Albania peaked at 38.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.5%, in 1991.
Albania ranks 96th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Exports of goods and services in Albania, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 24.0% | — |
| 1981 | 23.8% | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 20.1% | -15.7% |
| 1983 | 18.9% | -6.1% |
| 1984 | 18.0% | -4.3% |
| 1985 | 16.8% | -6.8% |
| 1986 | 15.6% | -7.2% |
| 1987 | 16.0% | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 17.0% | +5.9% |
| 1989 | 18.6% | +9.5% |
| 1990 | 15.4% | -17.1% |
| 1991 | 7.5% | -51.4% |
| 1992 | 12.5% | +67.0% |
| 1993 | 16.0% | +27.8% |
| 1994 | 12.0% | -25.0% |
| 1995 | 12.3% | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 11.5% | -6.3% |
| 1997 | 10.0% | -12.7% |
| 1998 | 11.2% | +11.8% |
| 1999 | 16.5% | +46.7% |
| 2000 | 19.5% | +18.6% |
| 2001 | 20.6% | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 20.2% | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 20.2% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 21.6% | +6.9% |
| 2005 | 22.4% | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 24.5% | +9.2% |
| 2007 | 27.1% | +10.7% |
| 2008 | 24.6% | -9.4% |
| 2009 | 24.6% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 27.6% | +12.0% |
| 2011 | 29.1% | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 29.1% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 28.9% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 28.1% | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 27.1% | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 28.7% | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 31.0% | +8.1% |
| 2018 | 31.1% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 30.9% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 22.5% | -27.1% |
| 2021 | 31.1% | +38.1% |
| 2022 | 37.2% | +19.5% |
| 2023 | 38.4% | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 36.3% | -5.6% |
| 2025 | 37.0% | +2.0% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 37.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 37.2%, 100% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Albania's 37.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 46.4%, 80% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Exports of goods and services in Albania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +67.0% | 7.5% | 12.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 18.9% | 15.6% | 24.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.5% | 7.5% | 16.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.5% | 19.5% | 27.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.2% | 27.1% | 31.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.8% | 22.5% | 38.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Albania
- 93 Costa Rica 38.8% compare
- 94 Bahamas 37.8% compare
- 95 Paraguay 37.2% compare
- 97 South Sudan 36.7% compare
- 98 Spain 36.6% compare
- 99 Marshall Islands 36.0% compare
More economy & growth data for Albania
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.74 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.47 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 341.64 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0112 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 145.41 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 1.85 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 8.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0606 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 788.1 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 32.02 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is exports of goods and services in Albania?
- Exports of goods and services in Albania was 37.0% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest exports of goods and services recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 38.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest exports of goods and services recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.5% in 1991.
- How does Albania rank for exports of goods and services?
- Albania ranks 96th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is exports of goods and services rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Exports of goods and services (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Exports of goods includes changes in the economic ownership of goods from residents of the compiling economy to non-residents, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Exports of services includes services provided by residents to non-residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.