Food exports in Albania
Albania: Food exports was 13.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Food exports in Albania, 1996–2024
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food exports in Albania is 13.4%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 11.6% on the previous year and up 344.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food exports in Albania peaked at 13.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 2014.
That places Albania 116th out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.4% | 5.5% | 11.1% | 4 |
| 2000s | 6.0% | 3.6% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.4% | 3.0% | 10.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.7% | 8.8% | 13.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Albania
More private sector data for Albania
- Food imports 16.6% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 63.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 10.28 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise trade 47.9% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 54.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 4.35 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 9.60 billion current US$ (2025)
- Transport services 10.5% (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services 9.5% (2025)
- Commercial service imports 4.50 billion current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food exports in Albania?
- Food exports in Albania was 13.4% in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food exports recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 13.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest food exports recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 2014.
- How does Albania rank for food exports?
- Albania ranks 116th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is food exports rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 344.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Food exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food comprises the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.