Albanie Balance Commerciale

Albania’s trade deficit narrowed to ALL 48.2 billion in July 2025 from ALL 52.2 billion a year earlier, as exports rose 5.7% to ALL 35.2 billion while imports dipped 2.4% to ALL 83.4 billion. Export growth was driven by minerals, fuels, and electricity (+12.8 pp), machinery and spare parts (+1.2 pp), and food, beverages, and tobacco (+0.8 pp), offset by declines in construction materials and metals (-8.0 pp) and chemicals and plastics (-1.3 pp). Exports rose to Kosovo (+72.5%), Greece (+14.8%), and Germany (+0.6%), but fell to Italy (-6.4%), North Macedonia (-32.7%), and Türkiye (-3.2%). On the import side, drops in construction materials and metals (-2.0 pp) and machinery (-1.7 pp) were partly offset by food, beverages, and tobacco (+0.9 pp), fuels and electricity (+0.7 pp), and chemicals and plastics (+0.7 pp). Imports fell from Italy (-10.3%), Germany (-16.6%), and Kosovo (-21.5%), but rose from China (+7.6%), Türkiye (+12.0%), and Greece (+5.0%).