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About

United Kingdom-Albania Trade: In 2023, United Kingdom exported $87.4M to Albania. The main products that United Kingdom exported to Albania were Cars ($21.9M), Hard Liquor ($7.05M), and Blank Audio Media ($5.56M). Over the past 5 years the exports of United Kingdom to Albania have increased at an annualized rate of 20%, from $35.1M in 2018 to $87.4M in 2023.

In 2003, United Kingdom exported services to Albania worth $1.83M, with Travel ($1.83M) being the largest in terms of value.

Albania-United Kingdom Trade: In 2023, Albania exported $48.5M to United Kingdom. The main products that Albania exported to United Kingdom were Leather Footwear ($12.9M), Non-Knit Men's Coats ($2.9M), and Insulated Wire ($2.52M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Albania to United Kingdom have increased at an annualized rate of 40.1%,  from $8.97M in 2018 to $48.5M in 2023.

In 2017, Albania exported services to United Kingdom worth $87.6M, with Travel ($44.4M), Other business services ($23.6M), and Transportation ($10.4M) being the largest in terms of value.

Comparison: In 2023,  United Kingdom ranked 11 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.5), and 14 in total exports ($429B). That same year, Albania ranked 77 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.33), and 134 in total exports ($4.25B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2023, United Kingdom exported $87.4M to Albania. The main products exported from United Kingdom to Albania were Cars ($21.9M), Hard Liquor ($7.05M), and Blank Audio Media ($5.56M). During the last 5 years the exports of United Kingdom to Albania have increased at an annualized rate of 20%, from $35.1M in 2018 to $87.4M in 2023.

In 2018, Albania exported $48.5M to United Kingdom. The main products exported from Albania to United Kingdom were Leather Footwear ($12.9M), Non-Knit Men's Coats ($2.9M), and Insulated Wire ($2.52M). During the last 5 years the exports of Albania to United Kingdom have increased at an annualized rate of 40.1%, from $8.97M in 2023 to $48.5M in 2018.

Exports from United Kingdom (Flag) to Albania (Flag) (2023)

Exports from Albania (Flag) to United Kingdom (Flag) (2023)

Market Competitiveness

Color
United Kingdom
Top Destination
United States$59.7B
Albania
Top Destination
Italy$1.72B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from United Kingdom than Albania included United States ($59.7B), China ($35.3B), and Germany ($34.6B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Albania than United Kingdom included Montenegro ($82.3M).

Difference in imports from Albania (Flag) and United Kingdom (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage United Kingdom - Albania

Flow
Scale

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

During 2023, United Kingdom had a large net trade with Albania in the exports of Transportation ($26.7M), Machines ($16M), and Foodstuffs ($14.4M).

During 2018, Albania had a large net trade with United Kingdom in the exports of Footwear and Headwear ($17.6M), Textiles ($15.3M), and Machines ($3.49M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
View
Sort By
Top Product Potential United Kingdom Albania+$2.55MCars
Top Product Potential Albania United Kingdom+$9.6MLeather Footwear

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 United Kingdom and Albania. This means that a dot/product with the flag of United Kingdom indicates it has a comparative advantage over Albania. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Albania indicates it has a comparative advantage over United Kingdom.

Product Space of United Kingdom (Flag) and Albania (Flag) (2023)

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