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Albania — Trade & Compliance

Albania's trade profile consolidates its merchandise flow from CEPII BACI, the preferential agreements it has entered from the World Bank, the international cargo conventions it has ratified from the UN Treaty Collection, and its applied tariff, VAT and currency of record from the World Bank, the EU and ISO 4217.

Every figure is shown as its named source records it and dated where the source dates it; trade partners and product codes link to their own pages where logibook profiles them.

5
trade agreements
11
cargo treaties
3.63%
MFN applied tariff

Memberships & standing

Income groupUpper middle income
DatabookThe Record of Consolidated Knowledge
Albania beyond logistics?
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Trade Flow

Top export markets
  1. 1Italy39.4%
  2. 2Greece7.8%
  3. 3Serbia7.3%
  4. 4Germany5.7%
  5. 5China4.3%
CEPII BACI · 2024
Top import sources
  1. 1Italy20.6%
  2. 2China12.2%
  3. 3Türkiye9.8%
  4. 4Greece9.1%
  5. 5Germany6.1%
CEPII BACI · 2024
Leading export goods (HS2)
  1. 1Footwear14.5%
  2. 2Non-knitted apparel11.8%
  3. 3Mineral fuels & oils8.4%
  4. 4Knitted apparel7.1%
  5. 5Electrical machinery6.8%
CEPII BACI · 2024
Leading import goods (HS2)
  1. 1Mineral fuels & oils11.5%
  2. 2Vehicles9.5%
  3. 3Machinery & mechanical appliances8.2%
  4. 4Electrical machinery7.4%
  5. 5Iron & steel4.0%
CEPII BACI · 2024
Fastest-rising export markets
  1. 1Serbia+5.31pp
  2. 2France+1.35pp
  3. 3Slovakia+0.75pp
CEPII BACI · 2024
Declining export markets
  1. 1Spain−4.38pp
  2. 2Greece−1.81pp
  3. 3Rep. of Korea−0.84pp
CEPII BACI · 2024
Fastest-rising export goods
  1. 1Non-knitted apparel+3.89pp
  2. 2Iron/steel articles+1.61pp
  3. 3Salt, sulphur, stone, cement+1.27pp
CEPII BACI · 2024
Declining export goods
  1. 1Iron & steel−7.72pp
  2. 2Mineral fuels & oils−7.36pp
  3. 3Knitted apparel−0.45pp
CEPII BACI · 2024

Showing the leading partners and product groups by trade share; the full bilateral flow matrix is inCEPII BACI · 2024

Preferential Trade Agreements

United Kingdom - Albania2021
FTA & EIAGoods & Services
EFTA - Albania2010
FTAGoods
Türkiye - Albania2008
FTAGoods
Central European Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA) 20062007
FTAGoods
EU - Albania2006
FTA & EIAGoods & Services
World Bank DTA · 5 trade agreements in force

International Cargo Treaties

  • Convention on the International Maritime Organization. Geneva, 6 March 1948
    Party · 1993176 ratifications
  • Agreement relating to the implementation of Part XI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982. New York, 28 July 1994
    Party · 1994171 ratifications
  • Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction. New York, 19 June 2023
    Party · 2025148 ratifications
  • United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods. Vienna, 11 April 1980
    Party · 200999 ratifications
  • Customs Convention on the Temporary Importation of Private Road Vehicles. New York, 4 June 1954
    Party · 200390 ratifications
  • Convention concerning Customs Facilities for Touring. New York, 4 June 1954
    Party · 201087 ratifications
  • Additional Protocol to the Convention concerning Customs Facilities for Touring, relating to the Importation of Tourist Publicity Documents and Material. New York, 4 June 1954
    Party · 201080 ratifications
  • Customs Convention on the International Transport of Goods under Cover of TIR Carnets (TIR Convention). Geneva, 14 November 1975
    Party · 198579 ratifications
  • International Convention on the Harmonization of Frontier Controls of Goods. Geneva, 21 October 1982
    Party · 200458 ratifications
  • Customs Convention on the International Transport of Goods under Cover of TIR Carnets (TIR Convention). Geneva, 15 January 1959
    Party · 196937 ratifications
  • European Convention on Customs Treatment of Pallets used in International Transport. Geneva, 9 December 1960
    Party · 200830 ratifications
UN Treaty Collection · 11 ratified

Fiscal & Tariffs

Currency
ALL
Lek
ISO numeric 0082 minor units
ISO 4217
MFN applied tariff
3.63%
simple average (2022)
World Bank WDI

Sanctions & restrictive measures

On the UN list
1
UN Security Council Consolidated List
Listed entities includeAL-HARAMAIN: ALBANIA BRANCH

1 entities on UN/EU restrictive-measures listsfull lists: UN Security Council Consolidated List · 2026-04 · EU Consolidated Sanctions List

Key commodities

Top agricultural output
Raw milk of cattle
744.7K t
FAOSTAT · 2024
Top mineral output
chromium ores and concentrates
909.7K tonnes (metric)
BGS · 2023
Energy production
Primary energy production
U.S. EIA

Top item per category of 107 commodities trackedfull lists: FAOSTAT · 2026-05 · British Geological Survey · U.S. EIA

All Sources

TradeCountry Trade Facts (CEPII BACI)
etalab-2.0
TradeWorld Bank Deep Trade Agreements (DTA)
cc-by-4.0
Sanctions & complianceUN Treaty Collection — Multilateral Treaties Deposited (MTDSG)
open
fiscalWorld Bank – World Development Indicators (WDI)
cc-by-4.0
fiscalISO 4217 Currency Codes
open
commoditythe British Geological Surveythe British Geological Survey
OGL
Referencelogibook trade-bloc referencelogibook trade-bloc reference
Compiled (public facts)
commoditythe U.S. Energy Information Administrationthe U.S. Energy Information Administration
Public domain (US gov)
commodityFAOSTATFAOSTAT
CC BY 4.0 IGO
Referenceinternational organisation membership recordsinternational organisation membership records
Public (official lists)
Sanctions & compliancethe UN Security Council Consolidated Listthe UN Security Council Consolidated List
UN — open
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