Imports (% of GDP) — all countries

Imports (% of GDP) — Albania

Imports (% of GDP) in Albania in 2025 — 42.52%. Ranked 68 in the world out of 138. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 18.98 pp.

2025 42.52% −0.65 pp vs 2024
World rank 68of 138
Period maximum 96.29%1992
Period minimum 16.03%1986

Trend over time

1980–2025 · % of GDP

Imports (% of GDP) — Albania, 1980–2025025507510019801985199019952000200520102015202020251980: 23.54%1981: 22.29%1982: 24.74%1983: 21.56%1984: 20.08%1985: 19.11%1986: 16.03%1987: 16.13%1988: 19.92%1989: 21.47%1990: 24.03%1991: 28.59%1992: 96.29%1993: 64.54%1994: 41.12%1995: 27.87%1996: 32.92%1997: 34.69%1998: 35.9%1999: 33.42%2000: 42.08%2001: 43.63%2002: 45.82%2003: 44.66%2004: 43.49%2005: 46.67%2006: 47.69%2007: 52.78%2008: 50.67%2009: 48.68%2010: 47.92%2011: 51.64%2012: 47.86%2013: 46.88%2014: 46.95%2015: 44.21%2016: 45.34%2017: 45.79%2018: 44.58%2019: 44.45%2020: 36.98%2021: 44.46%2022: 47.5%2023: 43.93%2024: 43.17%2025: 42.52%
Change over the period: +18.98 pp Annual average: 0.42 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Albania

Albania 42.52%
World 28.5%
Southern Europe computed 35.09%
Imports (% of GDP) — Albania, by year Albania All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 42.52 −0.65 pp
2024 43.17 −0.76 pp
2023 43.93 −3.57 pp
2022 47.5 +3.04 pp
2021 44.46 +7.48 pp
2020 36.98 −7.47 pp
2019 44.45 −0.13 pp
2018 44.58 −1.21 pp
2017 45.79 +0.44 pp
2016 45.34 +1.13 pp
2015 44.21 −2.74 pp
2014 46.95 +0.07 pp
2013 46.88 −0.98 pp
2012 47.86 −3.79 pp
2011 51.64 +3.72 pp
2010 47.92 −0.75 pp
2009 48.68 −1.99 pp
2008 50.67 −2.12 pp
2007 52.78 +5.09 pp
2006 47.69 +1.02 pp
2005 46.67 +3.19 pp
2004 43.49 −1.17 pp
2003 44.66 −1.16 pp
2002 45.82 +2.19 pp
2001 43.63 +1.56 pp
2000 42.08 +8.66 pp
1999 33.42 −2.48 pp
1998 35.9 +1.21 pp
1997 34.69 +1.77 pp
1996 32.92 +5.05 pp
1995 27.87 −13.25 pp
1994 41.12 −23.42 pp
1993 64.54 −31.75 pp
1992 96.29 +67.7 pp
1991 28.59 +4.55 pp
1990 24.03 +2.56 pp
1989 21.47 +1.55 pp
1988 19.92 +3.79 pp
1987 16.13 +0.1 pp
1986 16.03 −3.08 pp
1985 19.11 −0.96 pp
1984 20.08 −1.48 pp
1983 21.56 −3.18 pp
1982 24.74 +2.45 pp
1981 22.29 −1.25 pp
1980 23.54

About the indicator

Imports of goods and services as a percent of GDP — a measure of how far an economy depends on supplies from abroad. High values are typical both of small open economies and of countries embedded in global supply chains, where imported components are processed and shipped back out.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.