Value of imported goods and services, per unit of GDP in Albania
Albania: Value of imported goods and services, per unit of GDP was 0.2551 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling
Value of imported goods and services, per unit of GDP in Albania, 1995–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Albania recorded 0.2551 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP for value of imported goods and services, per unit of gdp in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is down 8.3% on the previous year and down 42.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value of imported goods and services, per unit of gdp in Albania peaked at 0.621 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.2551 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2025.
Albania ranks 124th of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Value of imported goods and services, per unit of GDP in Albania, year by year
| Year | constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.2859 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1996 | 0.376 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +31.5% |
| 1997 | 0.4841 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +28.8% |
| 1998 | 0.4874 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.4455 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.6% |
| 2000 | 0.6103 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +37.0% |
| 2001 | 0.621 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.6131 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.5016 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.2% |
| 2004 | 0.4252 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.2% |
| 2005 | 0.4432 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 0.4347 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.4355 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.3835 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4146 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.1% |
| 2010 | 0.4207 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.4146 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.4088 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.3887 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 0.3919 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.4421 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.8% |
| 2016 | 0.4482 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.4322 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 0.379 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.3% |
| 2019 | 0.3835 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.3145 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3521 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3723 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 0.302 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.9% |
| 2024 | 0.2781 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.9% |
| 2025 | 0.2551 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.3% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 0.2551 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3601 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, 71% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Albania's 0.2551 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4023 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, 63% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4158 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2859 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4874 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.4883 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3835 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.621 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.411 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.379 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4482 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3124 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2551 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3723 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Albania
- 121 Uzbekistan 0.2634 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 122 Burkina Faso 0.261 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 123 Cote d'Ivoire 0.2559 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 125 Spain 0.2538 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 126 Guatemala 0.2498 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 127 Italy 0.2455 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 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$), annual growth rate 32.02 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is value of imported goods and services, per unit of gdp in Albania?
- Value of imported goods and services, per unit of gdp in Albania was 0.2551 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest value of imported goods and services, per unit of gdp recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.621 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2001.
- What is the lowest value of imported goods and services, per unit of gdp recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2551 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025.
- How does Albania rank for value of imported goods and services, per unit of gdp?
- Albania ranks 124th out of 170 countries with data for 2025.
- Is value of imported goods and services, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Value of imported goods and services, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Value of imported goods and services divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Value of imported goods and services ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Value of imported goods and services divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.