Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — all countries

Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — Albania

Merchandise trade (% of GDP) in Albania in 2025 — 47.89%. Ranked 108 in the world out of 189. Since 1988, the indicator has risen by 19.81 pp.

2025 47.89% −2.45 pp vs 2024
World rank 108of 189
Period maximum 93.69%1992
Period minimum 28.08%1988

Trend over time

1988–2025 · % of GDP

Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — Albania, 1988–2025025507510019881992199620002004200820122016202020241988: 28.08%1989: 30.71%1990: 30.07%1991: 46.38%1992: 93.69%1993: 58.55%1994: 39.55%1995: 31.53%1996: 35.4%1997: 34.22%1998: 39.76%1999: 45.4%2000: 37.72%2001: 40.26%2002: 40.84%2003: 39.85%2004: 39.34%2005: 39.7%2006: 42.07%2007: 47.41%2008: 49.79%2009: 45.75%2010: 49.23%2011: 56.5%2012: 55.9%2013: 56.72%2014: 57.54%2015: 54.22%2016: 54.82%2017: 57.04%2018: 57.19%2019: 55.26%2020: 52.99%2021: 62.54%2022: 66.82%2023: 55.63%2024: 50.34%2025: 47.89%
Change over the period: +19.81 pp Annual average: 0.54 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Albania 47.89%
World 43.89%
Southern Europe computed 57.41%
Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — Albania, by year Albania All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 47.89 −2.45 pp
2024 50.34 −5.28 pp
2023 55.63 −11.19 pp
2022 66.82 +4.28 pp
2021 62.54 +9.55 pp
2020 52.99 −2.28 pp
2019 55.26 −1.92 pp
2018 57.19 +0.14 pp
2017 57.04 +2.23 pp
2016 54.82 +0.6 pp
2015 54.22 −3.32 pp
2014 57.54 +0.82 pp
2013 56.72 +0.82 pp
2012 55.9 −0.6 pp
2011 56.5 +7.27 pp
2010 49.23 +3.47 pp
2009 45.75 −4.04 pp
2008 49.79 +2.39 pp
2007 47.41 +5.33 pp
2006 42.07 +2.37 pp
2005 39.7 +0.36 pp
2004 39.34 −0.51 pp
2003 39.85 −0.99 pp
2002 40.84 +0.59 pp
2001 40.26 +2.54 pp
2000 37.72 −7.69 pp
1999 45.4 +5.64 pp
1998 39.76 +5.54 pp
1997 34.22 −1.18 pp
1996 35.4 +3.87 pp
1995 31.53 −8.02 pp
1994 39.55 −19 pp
1993 58.55 −35.14 pp
1992 93.69 +47.3 pp
1991 46.38 +16.31 pp
1990 30.07 −0.64 pp
1989 30.71 +2.63 pp
1988 28.08

About the indicator

The sum of exports and imports of goods as a percent of GDP. It differs from trade openness in that services are not counted here, and the difference between the two indicators is exactly what shows the weight of services in a country's foreign trade. The highest values come not from large exporters but from transshipment economies — Singapore, Hong Kong, Luxembourg — where goods are brought in to be sent out again, and both flows are counted in full.

Important: Goods only. The value can exceed 100% of GDP: exports and imports are counted at the full value of the goods while GDP is counted as value added, so in transshipment economies the values run to several hundred percent.

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