Italy "abandons" Albania month after month/ We record the largest decline in trade exchanges in eight months
In August 2025, Albanian exports followed the positive trend of the previous two months, reaching 25 billion lek, increasing by 12.9% compared to the same period a year earlier, but decreasing by 27.9% compared to July of the same year. This increase was mainly supported by the “Minerals, fuels and electricity” groups, which contributed positively with 18.9 percentage points to the increase, as well as by food product exports. However, a negative impact on the total was had by the “Construction materials and metals” group, which subtracted 6.7 percentage points from exports. In this eight-month period, exports of goods reached 264 billion lek, increasing by 3.5%.
Imports for August amounted to 67 billion lek, decreasing by 2.7% compared to a year earlier and by 19.6% compared to July 2025. This annual decrease was mainly influenced by the contraction of imports of “machinery and spare parts” as well as “construction materials and metals”. In contrast, imports of food products, chemicals and minerals and fuels increased, mainly influenced by the increase in demand due to tourism. As an eight-month period, imports decreased by 2.1% compared to the first eight months of 2024
Overall, the trade deficit for the eight months narrowed by over 6%, reflecting more savings in imported goods than a significant increase in those sold abroad. However, it remains high in value at 318 billion lekë, which shows that Albania continues to be a country that imports much more than it exports.
In the breakdown by country, the strongest growth in exports in May was recorded towards Kosovo with 94.6%, Greece and Spain, while exports to Italy and Germany contracted.
Regarding imports, in addition to the increase from China by 18.3%, there was also an increase from Greece and Kosovo, while Italy, Turkey and Germany recorded a decrease.
Even during the eight-month period, Italy is noted for the largest decline in both exports and imports.
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