Manufactures imports in Albania
Albania: Manufactures imports was 63.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Manufactures imports in Albania, 1996–2024
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for manufactures imports in Albania is 63.2%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and up 69.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufactures imports in Albania peaked at 71.3% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 19.8%, in 2022.
Albania ranks 88th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Manufactures imports in Albania, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 61.2% | — |
| 1997 | 67.0% | +9.5% |
| 1998 | 66.5% | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 64.0% | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 66.6% | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 68.1% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 67.9% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 69.0% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 70.3% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 71.3% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 64.1% | -10.1% |
| 2007 | 65.1% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 63.4% | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 67.6% | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 63.6% | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 60.7% | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 59.0% | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 61.5% | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 37.3% | -39.3% |
| 2015 | 58.6% | +56.8% |
| 2016 | 58.3% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 51.0% | -12.4% |
| 2018 | 47.5% | -6.9% |
| 2019 | 50.7% | +6.6% |
| 2020 | 61.5% | +21.5% |
| 2021 | 50.9% | -17.3% |
| 2022 | 19.8% | -61.0% |
| 2023 | 64.7% | +226.3% |
| 2024 | 63.2% | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 64.7% | 61.2% | 67.0% | 4 |
| 2000s | 67.3% | 63.4% | 71.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.8% | 37.3% | 63.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.0% | 19.8% | 64.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Albania
- 85 Montenegro 63.7% compare
- 86 Bosnia and Herzegovina 63.7% compare
- 87 Finland 63.5% compare
- 89 Dominican Republic 63.1% compare
- 90 Lithuania 63.0% compare
- 91 Libya 62.7% compare
More private sector data for Albania
- Merchandise trade 47.9% (2025)
- Food imports 16.6% (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$), annual growth rate 8.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 4,375 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufactures imports in Albania?
- Manufactures imports in Albania was 63.2% in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest manufactures imports recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 71.3% in 2005.
- What is the lowest manufactures imports recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.8% in 2022.
- How does Albania rank for manufactures imports?
- Albania ranks 88th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is manufactures imports rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Manufactures comprise commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 5 (chemicals), 6 (basic manufactures), 7 (machinery and transport equipment), and 8 (miscellaneous manufactured goods), excluding division 68 (non-ferrous metals). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a 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.