Food exports in Albania
Albania: Food exports was 13.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Food exports in Albania, 1996–2024
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food exports in Albania is 13.4%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 11.6% on the previous year and up 344.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food exports in Albania peaked at 13.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 2014.
That places Albania 116th out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Food exports in Albania, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 11.1% | — |
| 1997 | 11.1% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 9.8% | -11.6% |
| 1999 | 5.5% | -43.7% |
| 2000 | 6.6% | +19.9% |
| 2001 | 5.8% | -12.6% |
| 2002 | 3.6% | -38.4% |
| 2003 | 5.6% | +57.9% |
| 2004 | 5.8% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 9.8% | +68.4% |
| 2006 | 7.9% | -18.6% |
| 2007 | 5.3% | -33.2% |
| 2008 | 4.3% | -18.3% |
| 2009 | 5.7% | +30.8% |
| 2010 | 4.5% | -20.5% |
| 2011 | 4.2% | -7.7% |
| 2012 | 4.6% | +11.1% |
| 2013 | 4.5% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 3.0% | -34.0% |
| 2015 | 5.6% | +87.9% |
| 2016 | 8.3% | +46.5% |
| 2017 | 9.7% | +17.2% |
| 2018 | 9.1% | -6.3% |
| 2019 | 10.4% | +14.3% |
| 2020 | 13.6% | +31.1% |
| 2021 | 10.9% | -20.2% |
| 2022 | 8.8% | -19.2% |
| 2023 | 12.0% | +36.5% |
| 2024 | 13.4% | +11.6% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 13.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.9%, 67% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Albania's 13.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12.0%, 1.1× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.4% | 5.5% | 11.1% | 4 |
| 2000s | 6.0% | 3.6% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.4% | 3.0% | 10.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.7% | 8.8% | 13.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Albania
More private sector data for Albania
- Merchandise trade 47.9% (2025)
- Food imports 16.6% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 63.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 10.28 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 54.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 4.35 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,850 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1423 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 8.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 4,375 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food exports in Albania?
- Food exports in Albania was 13.4% in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food exports recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 13.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest food exports recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 2014.
- How does Albania rank for food exports?
- Albania ranks 116th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is food exports rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 344.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Food exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food comprises the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.