Albania Balance of Trade

Last Release

Oct 31, 2025

Actual

-48,538.8

Units In

ALL Million

-47,772.8

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Dec 17, 2025

Time to Release

28 Days 14 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
-974.05 Apr 1997	-55,942.8 Dec 2021	-21,421.12 ALL Million	1993-2025	Instituti i Statistikave (INSTAT)

Albania’s structural deficiencies are the main factor behind consistent trade deficits. Albania’s main exports are footwear, clothing, metals, fuels and lubricants, raw materials, machinery and equipment and food. Albania’s main imports are machinery and equipment, fuels and lubricants, food, chemicals and beverages and tobacco. Albania’s main trading partners are Italy, Greece, Turkey, China, Germany, Serbia, Switzerland, Spain, France, Macedonia and Bulgaria.

Latest Updates

Albania’s trade deficit widened to ALL 49 billion in October 2025 from ALL 46 billion in the same month last year, as imports rose faster than exports. Imports increased 3.6% year-on-year to ALL 80 billion, supported by stronger inflows of minerals, fuels, and electricity (+1.9 pp), chemical and plastic products, and textiles and footwear (both +0.9 pp), partly offset by lower imports of construction materials and metals (-0.9 pp). Among suppliers, purchases increased from Italy, China, and Greece, while declining from Türkiye, Germany, and the US. Meanwhile, exports rose 1.0% to ALL 31 billion, driven mainly by higher shipments of construction materials and metals (+4.8 pp) and machinery and spare parts (+1.4 pp), while declines in minerals, fuels, and electricity (-2.8 pp) and textiles and footwear (-2.1 pp) weighed on the total. By destination, exports rose to Greece, the US, and Spain, but fell to Italy, Kosovo, and Germany.