International tourism, expenditures in Albania
Albania: International tourism, expenditures was 14.2% in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, expenditures in Albania, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in % of total imports.
Analysis
Albania recorded 14.2% for international tourism, expenditures in 2020.
The figure is down 46.9% on the previous year and down 43.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in Albania peaked at 28.1% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 1997.
Albania ranks 8th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures in Albania, year by year
| Year | % of total imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 2.3% | — |
| 1996 | 2.2% | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 1.9% | -15.7% |
| 1998 | 2.8% | +48.1% |
| 1999 | 3.7% | +31.7% |
| 2000 | 21.5% | +480.6% |
| 2001 | 16.9% | -21.5% |
| 2002 | 21.1% | +25.2% |
| 2003 | 22.4% | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 23.1% | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 23.1% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 24.3% | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 24.9% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 24.4% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 28.1% | +14.9% |
| 2010 | 25.1% | -10.5% |
| 2011 | 25.0% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 23.5% | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 26.1% | +11.1% |
| 2014 | 27.1% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 25.9% | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 24.6% | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 24.1% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 25.5% | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 26.7% | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 14.2% | -46.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.6% | 1.9% | 3.7% | 5 |
| 2000s | 23.0% | 16.9% | 28.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.4% | 23.5% | 27.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.2% | 14.2% | 14.2% | 1 |
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)
- Food exports 13.4% (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures in Albania?
- International tourism, expenditures in Albania was 14.2% in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 28.1% in 2009.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 1997.
- How does Albania rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- Albania ranks 8th out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, expenditures (% of total imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport. These expenditures may include those by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include expenditures for passenger transport items. Their share in imports is calculated as a ratio to imports of goods and services, which comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.