Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Albania
Albania: Merchandise imports from high-income economies was 62.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Albania, 1981–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
Albania recorded 62.3% for merchandise imports from high-income economies in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 43 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from high-income economies in Albania peaked at 94.4% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 62.3%, in 2023.
Albania ranks 90th 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 imports from high-income economies in Albania, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 92.7% | — |
| 1982 | 94.4% | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 93.2% | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 94.4% | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 90.5% | -4.2% |
| 1986 | 90.8% | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 86.5% | -4.8% |
| 1988 | 76.0% | -12.1% |
| 1989 | 81.2% | +6.8% |
| 1990 | 72.2% | -11.1% |
| 1991 | 75.6% | +4.7% |
| 1992 | 92.2% | +22.0% |
| 1993 | 90.6% | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 92.5% | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 91.5% | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 90.8% | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 92.5% | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 93.2% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 90.6% | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 88.7% | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 86.7% | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 86.4% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 82.3% | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 81.0% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 77.3% | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 76.5% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 74.9% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 72.9% | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 75.2% | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 75.3% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 75.8% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 73.6% | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 72.2% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 71.2% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 69.2% | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 70.7% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 69.5% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 69.4% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 68.3% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 67.2% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 65.2% | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 64.3% | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 62.3% | -3.1% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 62.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 56.4%, 1.1× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Albania's 62.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 78.9%, 79% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 88.9% | 76.0% | 94.4% | 9 |
| 1990s | 88.2% | 72.2% | 93.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.2% | 72.9% | 88.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.5% | 68.3% | 75.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.7% | 62.3% | 67.2% | 4 |
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 merchandise imports from high-income economies in Albania?
- Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Albania was 62.3% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 94.4% in 1982.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.3% in 2023.
- How does Albania rank for merchandise imports from high-income economies?
- Albania ranks 90th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from high-income economies rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. 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 imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise imports from high-income economies are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.