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Albania-China Trade: In 2022, Albania exported $164M to China. The main products that Albania exported to China were Chromium Ore ($115M), Copper Ore ($18.2M), and Ferroalloys ($4.45M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Albania to China have decreased at an annualized rate of 3.42%, from $195M in 2017 to $164M in 2022.

In 2017, Albania exported services to China worth $5.42M, with Travel ($2.15M), Personal, cultural, and recreational services ($1.47M), and Communications services ($565k) being the largest in terms of value.

China-Albania Trade: In 2022, China exported $679M to Albania. The main products that China exported to Albania were Light Fixtures ($21.6M), Iron Wire ($21.4M), and Air Conditioners ($20.6M). Over the past 5 years the exports of China to Albania have increased at an annualized rate of 10.7%,  from $408M in 2017 to $679M in 2022.

In 2022, China did not export any services to Albania.

Comparison: In 2022,  Albania ranked 77 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.24), and 131 in total exports ($4.3B). That same year, China ranked 22 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.12), and 1 in total exports ($3.73T).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Albania exported $164M to China. The main products exported from Albania to China were Chromium Ore ($115M), Copper Ore ($18.2M), and Ferroalloys ($4.45M). During the last 5 years the exports of Albania to China have decreased at an annualized rate of 3.42%, from $195M in 2017 to $164M in 2022.

In 2017, China exported $679M to Albania. The main products exported from China to Albania were Light Fixtures ($21.6M), Iron Wire ($21.4M), and Air Conditioners ($20.6M). During the last 5 years the exports of China to Albania have increased at an annualized rate of 10.7%, from $408M in 2022 to $679M in 2017.

Exports from Albania (Flag) to China (Flag) (2022)

Exports from China (Flag) to Albania (Flag) (2022)

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Trade between Albania (Flag) and China (Flag)

Albania Exports

China Exports

Market Competitiveness

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This map shows whether countries import more from Albania or China. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from Albania and China or the difference in the growth in imports.

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Difference in imports from China (Flag) and Albania (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Albania - China

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This chart compares trade between Albania and China by product, considering products traded by both, Albania and China.

During 2022, Albania had a large net trade with China in the exports of Mineral Products ($138M), Textiles ($15.8M), and Metals ($4.47M).

During 2017, China had a large net trade with Albania in the exports of Machines ($207M), Metals ($115M), and Miscellaneous ($79.8M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Albania China+$15.6MCopper Ore
Top Product Potential China Albania+$9.18MComputers

We estimate the export potential of an economy for each product and destination using an extension of the bilateral relatedness model of Jun et al. (2019).This extended gravity model considers similarities among products and geographies and explains more than 50% of the variance in future trade flows.

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Albania and China. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Albania indicates it has a comparative advantage over China. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of China indicates it has a comparative advantage over Albania.

Product Space of Albania (Flag) and China (Flag) (2022)

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