Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Albania
Albania: Merchandise exports to high-income economies was 77.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Albania, 1981–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise exports to high-income economies in Albania is 77.7%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to high-income economies in Albania peaked at 98.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 75.3%, in 2015.
Albania ranks 64th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 43 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Albania, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 94.9% | — |
| 1982 | 90.7% | -4.4% |
| 1983 | 92.2% | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 94.1% | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 91.6% | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 90.2% | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 84.0% | -6.8% |
| 1988 | 86.1% | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 80.3% | -6.8% |
| 1990 | 84.9% | +5.8% |
| 1991 | 91.7% | +8.0% |
| 1992 | 84.7% | -7.6% |
| 1993 | 83.3% | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 93.5% | +12.3% |
| 1995 | 87.3% | -6.6% |
| 1996 | 91.8% | +5.1% |
| 1997 | 96.3% | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 97.3% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 98.0% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 98.4% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 96.5% | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 97.4% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 97.8% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 96.4% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 95.4% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 94.6% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 90.2% | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 81.7% | -9.4% |
| 2009 | 81.5% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 77.7% | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 77.0% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 80.3% | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 76.1% | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 76.0% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 75.3% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 80.9% | +7.4% |
| 2017 | 80.0% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 80.1% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 79.3% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 77.8% | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 76.3% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 78.9% | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 77.7% | -1.5% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 77.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 65.7%, 1.2× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Albania's 77.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 83.1%, 94% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 89.3% | 80.3% | 94.9% | 9 |
| 1990s | 90.9% | 83.3% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 93.0% | 81.5% | 98.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.3% | 75.3% | 80.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.7% | 76.3% | 78.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Albania
- 61 Saint Lucia 78.8% compare
- 62 Morocco 78.1% compare
- 63 Bosnia and Herzegovina 78.1% compare
- 65 San Marino 76.9% compare
- 66 Sudan 76.3% compare
- 67 Liberia 76.0% compare
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 merchandise exports to high-income economies in Albania?
- Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Albania was 77.7% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 98.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.3% in 2015.
- How does Albania rank for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
- Albania ranks 64th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to high-income economies rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to high-income economies are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.