Travel services in Albania
Albania: Travel services was 76.7% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Travel services in Albania, 1992–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for travel services in Albania is 76.7%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Albania peaked at 78.4% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 1992.
Albania ranks 2nd of 198 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Travel services in Albania, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1.4% | — |
| 1993 | 4.5% | +223.5% |
| 1994 | 4.4% | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 6.7% | +53.9% |
| 1996 | 8.8% | +30.7% |
| 1997 | 5.2% | -41.0% |
| 1998 | 4.4% | -14.9% |
| 1999 | 8.1% | +83.4% |
| 2000 | 65.9% | +714.8% |
| 2001 | 61.0% | -7.4% |
| 2002 | 65.1% | +6.7% |
| 2003 | 66.6% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 64.7% | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 59.7% | -7.8% |
| 2006 | 62.6% | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 67.0% | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 66.1% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 71.6% | +8.3% |
| 2010 | 68.5% | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 70.0% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 69.0% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 77.0% | +11.6% |
| 2014 | 78.4% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 75.3% | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 73.8% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 75.5% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 76.6% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 76.9% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 60.8% | -20.9% |
| 2021 | 66.0% | +8.5% |
| 2022 | 75.1% | +13.8% |
| 2023 | 73.5% | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 77.7% | +5.7% |
| 2025 | 76.7% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.4% | 1.4% | 8.8% | 8 |
| 2000s | 65.0% | 59.7% | 71.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.1% | 68.5% | 78.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.6% | 60.8% | 77.7% | 6 |
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 travel services in Albania?
- Travel services in Albania was 76.7% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 78.4% in 2014.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 1992.
- How does Albania rank for travel services?
- Albania ranks 2nd out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Travel services (% of commercial service imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.