Albania Trade Deficit Narrows in February

2025-03-17 11:28 By Kyrie Dichosa 1 min. read

Albania’s trade deficit narrowed to ALL 34 billion in February 2025 from ALL 42 billion in the same month of the previous year.

Imports declined 8.6% year-on-year to ALL 68 billion, with the biggest negative contributors being machinery, equipment, and spare parts (-9.6 pp), wood and paper products (-0.4 pp), and leather goods (-0.2 pp).

Among trading partners, the largest declines in exports were recorded with Italy (-14.1%), North Macedonia (-22.6%), and Austria (-0.4%).

Meanwhile, exports fell at a softer rate of 4.6% to ALL 65 billion, with construction materials and metals (-6.3 pp), textiles and footwear (-1.7 pp), and chemical and plastic products (-1.0 pp) contributing negatively.

The sharpest declines in import values were from Italy (-2.5%), Turkey (-41.2%), and Germany (-12.1%).

For the first two months of the year, the trade deficit decreased to ALL 63 billion from ALL 72 billion.



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