Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Albania
Albania: Travel services (% of commercial service imports) 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 (% of commercial service imports) 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% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 76.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23.2%, 3.3× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Albania's 76.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 21.8%, 3.5× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Travel services (% of commercial service imports) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +714.8% | 8.1% | 65.9% |
| 1993 | +223.5% | 1.4% | 4.5% |
| 1999 | +83.4% | 4.4% | 8.1% |
| 1995 | +53.9% | 4.4% | 6.7% |
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)
- 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 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.