Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Albania
Albania: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region was 19.5% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region 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 low- and middle-income economies within region in Albania is 19.5%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.2% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Albania peaked at 20.8% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1983.
Albania ranks 83rd of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Albania, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 2.3% | — |
| 1982 | 1.1% | -53.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | -98.0% |
| 1984 | 0.4% | +1849.7% |
| 1985 | 0.5% | +23.6% |
| 1986 | 0.2% | -65.3% |
| 1987 | 0.6% | +206.7% |
| 1988 | 0.4% | -28.1% |
| 1989 | 0.3% | -18.8% |
| 1990 | 0.2% | -43.4% |
| 1991 | 0.3% | +46.2% |
| 1993 | 13.5% | +4981.2% |
| 1994 | 6.1% | -55.2% |
| 1995 | 11.4% | +87.8% |
| 1996 | 6.4% | -44.2% |
| 1997 | 3.6% | -43.8% |
| 1998 | 2.3% | -34.4% |
| 1999 | 1.9% | -17.2% |
| 2000 | 1.6% | -18.9% |
| 2001 | 3.4% | +118.5% |
| 2002 | 2.6% | -25.6% |
| 2003 | 1.6% | -39.2% |
| 2004 | 3.4% | +118.8% |
| 2005 | 3.7% | +7.3% |
| 2006 | 4.1% | +11.2% |
| 2007 | 5.9% | +45.7% |
| 2008 | 15.4% | +160.1% |
| 2009 | 12.8% | -16.8% |
| 2010 | 15.4% | +20.1% |
| 2011 | 19.8% | +28.7% |
| 2012 | 15.3% | -22.6% |
| 2013 | 18.4% | +20.5% |
| 2014 | 19.2% | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 20.8% | +8.2% |
| 2016 | 14.9% | -28.5% |
| 2017 | 15.9% | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 17.2% | +8.4% |
| 2019 | 18.0% | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 19.1% | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 20.4% | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 18.4% | -9.8% |
| 2023 | 19.5% | +6.2% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 19.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.5%, 1.3× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Albania's 19.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.9%, 2.8× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +4981.2% | 0.3% | 13.5% |
| 1984 | +1849.7% | 0.0% | 0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6% | 0.0% | 2.3% | 9 |
| 1990s | 5.1% | 0.2% | 13.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 5.4% | 1.6% | 15.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.5% | 14.9% | 20.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.3% | 18.4% | 20.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Albania
- 80 Democratic Republic of Congo 20.6% compare
- 81 Bosnia and Herzegovina 20.4% compare
- 82 Mozambique 19.7% compare
- 84 Colombia 19.5% compare
- 85 Azerbaijan 19.4% compare
- 86 Serbia 18.9% 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 low- and middle-income economies within region in Albania?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Albania was 19.5% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 20.8% in 2015.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1983.
- How does Albania rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region?
- Albania ranks 83rd out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to other low- and middle-income economies in the same World Bank region 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. No figures are shown for high-income economies, because they are a separate category in the World Bank classification of economies.