Albania’s trade deficit widened to ALL 47.6 billion in March 2026 from ALL 42.4 billion in the same month a year earlier. Imports rose by 8.8% year-on-year to ALL 80.3 billion, driven by higher purchases of machinery, equipment and spare parts (13.3%%), food, beverages and tobacco (8.9%), chemical and plastic products (9.5%), and construction materials and metals (10.5%). Among key trading partners, imports increased most from China (33.3%) and Germany (15.3%). Meanwhile, exports grew at a slower pace of 4.1% to ALL 32.7 billion, supported by stronger sales of minerals, fuels and electricity (26%), as well as machinery, equipment and spare parts (14.5%) and construction materials and metals (4.2%), but partly offset by weaker shipments of textiles and footwear (-6.3%) and food, beverages and tobacco (-5.2%). Exports increased primarily to Kosovo (7.2%) and Greece (38.3%), while declining to Italy (-7%) and Spain (-74.3%). source: Instituti i Statistikave (INSTAT)

Albania recorded a trade deficit of 37111.80 ALL Million in February of 2026. Balance of Trade in Albania averaged -21782.32 ALL Million from 1993 until 2026, reaching an all time high of -974.05 ALL Million in April of 1997 and a record low of -55942.80 ALL Million in December of 2021. This page provides the latest reported value for - Albania Balance of Trade - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Albania Balance of Trade - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on April of 2026.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-03-17 10:00 AM
Balance of Trade
Feb ALL-37B ALL-31B ALL-35.0B
2026-04-17 10:00 AM
Balance of Trade
Mar ALL-48B ALL-37B ALL-45.0B
2026-05-18 10:00 AM
Balance of Trade
Apr ALL-48B


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Balance of Trade -47574.10 -37111.80 ALL Million Mar 2026
Exports 32679.70 30937.00 ALL Million Mar 2026
Imports 80253.80 68048.80 ALL Million Mar 2026
Tourist Arrivals 516231.00 552187.00 Persons Feb 2026


Albania Balance of Trade
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.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-47574.10 -37111.80 -974.05 -55942.80 1993 - 2026 ALL Million Monthly

News Stream
Albania Trade Gap Widens in March
Albania’s trade deficit widened to ALL 47.6 billion in March 2026 from ALL 42.4 billion in the same month a year earlier. Imports rose by 8.8% year-on-year to ALL 80.3 billion, driven by higher purchases of machinery, equipment and spare parts (13.3%%), food, beverages and tobacco (8.9%), chemical and plastic products (9.5%), and construction materials and metals (10.5%). Among key trading partners, imports increased most from China (33.3%) and Germany (15.3%). Meanwhile, exports grew at a slower pace of 4.1% to ALL 32.7 billion, supported by stronger sales of minerals, fuels and electricity (26%), machinery, equipment and spare parts (14.5%), and construction materials and metals (4.2%), but partly offset by weaker shipments of textiles and footwear (-6.3%) and food, beverages and tobacco (-5.2%). Exports increased primarily to Kosovo (7.2%) and Greece (38.3%), while declining to Italy (-7%) and Spain (-74.3%).
2026-04-17
Albania Trade Gap Narrows Slightly in February
Albania’s trade deficit narrowed slightly to ALL 37.1 billion in February 2026 from ALL 37.4 billion in the same month a year earlier. Exports grew by 2.8% year-on-year to ALL 30.9 billion, driven by higher shipments of minerals, fuels, electricity (+31.1%) and machinery equipment, spare parts (6.4%), partly offset by lower sales of food, beverages, tobacco (-14.4%) and construct materials and metals (-6.6%). Exports mainly increased to China (+91.7%), Kosovo (37.1%), Germany (34.7%), and North Macedonia (27.7%), while it decreased to Ukraine (-74%) and Switzerland (-72.1%). Meanwhile, imports rose at a softer 0.8% to ALL 68 billion, with increased purchases of machinery equipment, spare parts (21.5%) and food, beverages, tobacco (5.7%), mitigated by minerals, fuels, electricity (-30.6%) and construct materials and metals (-9.5%). Imports grew from Russia (165.5%), China (53.9%), and Kosovo (36.5%), while it declined from Ukraine (-30.8%) and Spain (-25.1%).
2026-03-17
Albania Trade Deficit Narrows in January
Albania’s trade deficit narrowed to ALL 31.1 billion in January 2026 from ALL 32 billion in the same month a year earlier. Imports fell 4.0% year-on-year to ALL 57.9 billion, driven by lower inflows of construction materials and metals (-2.1 pp), minerals, fuels, and electricity (-2.0 pp), and chemical and plastic products (-1.5 pp), partly offset by higher imports of machinery, equipment, and spare parts (+2.1 pp). Purchases decreased from Italy (-10.3%) and Greece (-3.3%) but rose from China (+1.8%) and Turkey (+13.5%). Meanwhile, exports declined 4.5% to ALL 26.7 billion, weighed down by drops in minerals, fuels, and electricity (-2.9 pp), textile and footwear (-1.8 pp), and chemical and plastic products (-0.4 pp), mitigated by machinery, equipment, and spare parts (+1.4 pp) and leather products (+0.1 pp). Exports fell to Italy (-3.6%) and Kosovo (-2.0%) but increased to Germany (+30.2%) and Greece (+31.8%).
2026-02-17