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Leaving Germany and Greece behind, China climbs to the podium of Albanian trade, but is far from Italy

2025-08-18 15:57:09Biznes SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Leaving Germany and Greece behind, China climbs to the podium of Albanian trade,
China ranks as Albania's second largest trading partner

The latest figures from the Institute of Statistics (Instat) for foreign trade in July reveal a significant change in Albania's economic map: China is now the country's second largest trading partner.

With a share of 10.1 percent in total imports and exports for July, Beijing has left behind Germany (7.8 percent) and Greece (7.0 percent), ranking immediately behind Italy, which continues to remain the main partner with 25.7 percent.

This positioning of China comes as a result of a steady increase in the volume of trade exchanges during this year.

In the seven-month period from January to July 2025, China represented 9.3 percent of Albania's foreign trade, consolidating its presence in the Albanian economy, ahead of countries such as Turkey (7.1 percent), Greece (7.6 percent) and Germany (6.7 percent).

In July, Albanian exports reached 35 billion lek, marking an increase of 5.7 percent compared to the same period a year earlier.

Meanwhile, imports reached 83 billion lek, an annual decrease of 2.4 percent. As a result, the trade deficit for July is estimated at 48 billion lek – a decrease of 7.5 percent compared to July 2024.

Among the groups that have influenced the growth of exports, "Minerals, fuels and electricity" and "Machinery and equipment" stand out, while the groups with a negative impact remain "Construction materials and metals" and "Chemical products".

On the imports side, the decline was influenced by the significant decrease in imports from Italy, Germany and Kosovo, while imports from China (7.6 percent), Turkey (12.0 percent) and Greece (5.0 percent) increased.

In total, for the first seven months of the year, exports reached 239 billion lek (+2.6 percent), while imports reached 515 billion lek (-2.1 percent). This has led to a reduction in the trade deficit by 5.8 percent, compared to the same period in 2024.


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