Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) in Albania
Albania: Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) was 17.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Medium and high-tech exports in Albania, 1990–2024
Source: Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % manufactured exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for medium and high-tech exports in Albania is 17.8%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.1% on the previous year and up 361.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medium and high-tech exports in Albania peaked at 25.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 2017.
That places Albania 109th out of 153 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) in Albania, year by year
| Year | % manufactured exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10.0% | — |
| 1991 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 12.9% | +29.1% |
| 1998 | 5.0% | -61.5% |
| 1999 | 8.3% | +66.2% |
| 2000 | 6.6% | -20.8% |
| 2001 | 6.6% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 6.6% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 8.8% | +34.2% |
| 2004 | 8.8% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 8.8% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5.8% | -34.0% |
| 2007 | 5.8% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5.8% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 6.8% | +17.2% |
| 2010 | 15.4% | +126.2% |
| 2011 | 16.7% | +8.2% |
| 2012 | 14.7% | -11.9% |
| 2013 | 10.8% | -26.4% |
| 2014 | 3.9% | -64.2% |
| 2015 | 9.1% | +134.3% |
| 2016 | 10.2% | +12.3% |
| 2017 | 3.6% | -65.1% |
| 2018 | 4.8% | +35.1% |
| 2019 | 4.5% | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 8.4% | +85.6% |
| 2021 | 9.2% | +8.8% |
| 2022 | 25.7% | +181.1% |
| 2023 | 18.6% | -27.7% |
| 2024 | 17.8% | -4.1% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 17.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 32.9%, 54% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Albania's 17.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 49.2%, 36% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) in Albania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +181.1% | 9.2% | 25.7% |
| 2015 | +134.3% | 3.9% | 9.1% |
| 2010 | +126.2% | 6.8% | 15.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.6% | 5.0% | 12.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.0% | 5.8% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.4% | 3.6% | 16.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.0% | 8.4% | 25.7% | 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)
- Commercial service imports 4.50 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 13.4% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 54.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 4.35 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 9.60 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,850 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medium and high-tech exports in Albania?
- Medium and high-tech exports in Albania was 17.8% in 2024, according to Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest medium and high-tech exports recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 25.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest medium and high-tech exports recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 2017.
- How does Albania rank for medium and high-tech exports?
- Albania ranks 109th out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is medium and high-tech exports rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 361.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), published as part of Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of medium and high-tech manufactured exports in total manufactured exports.