North Macedonia (MKD) and Albania (ALB) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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North Macedonia-Albania Trade: In 2022, North Macedonia exported $115M to Albania. The main products that North Macedonia exported to Albania were Scrap Iron ($12.8M), Plaster Articles ($8.94M), and Seed Oils ($7.12M). Over the past 5 years the exports of North Macedonia to Albania have increased at an annualized rate of 20.1%, from $46M in 2017 to $115M in 2022.

In 2022, North Macedonia did not export any services to Albania.

Albania-North Macedonia Trade: In 2022, Albania exported $101M to North Macedonia. The main products that Albania exported to North Macedonia were Raw Iron Bars ($25.9M), Coal Briquettes ($10.5M), and Cucumbers ($7.99M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Albania to North Macedonia have increased at an annualized rate of 7.57%, from $70M in 2017 to $101M in 2022.

In 2022, Albania did not export any services to North Macedonia.

Comparison: In 2022, North Macedonia ranked 52 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.25), and 105 in total exports ($9.52B). That same year, Albania ranked 77 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.24), and 131 in total exports ($4.3B).

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Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, North Macedonia exported $115M to Albania. The main products exported from North Macedonia to Albania were Scrap Iron ($12.8M), Plaster Articles ($8.94M), and Seed Oils ($7.12M). During the last 5 years the exports of North Macedonia to Albania have increased at an annualized rate of 20.1%, from $46M in 2017 to $115M in 2022.

In 2017, Albania exported $101M to North Macedonia. The main products exported from Albania to North Macedonia were Raw Iron Bars ($25.9M), Coal Briquettes ($10.5M), and Cucumbers ($7.99M). During the last 5 years the exports of Albania to North Macedonia have increased at an annualized rate of 7.57%, from $70M in 2022 to $101M in 2017.

Exports from North Macedonia () to Albania () (2022)

Exports from Albania () to North Macedonia () (2022)

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Trade between North Macedonia () and Albania ()

North Macedonia Exports

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Albania Exports

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North Macedonia
Top DestinationGermany$3.96B

Albania
Top DestinationItaly$1.75B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from North Macedonia than Albania included Germany ($3.96B), Serbia ($800M), and Bulgaria ($443M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Albania than North Macedonia included Italy ($1.75B), Spain ($309M), and China ($164M).

Difference in imports from Albania () and North Macedonia () (2022)

Comparative Advantage North Macedonia - Albania

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

During 2022, North Macedonia had a large net trade with Albania in the exports of Metals ($26M), Foodstuffs ($12.5M), and Chemical Products ($12.3M).

During 2017, Albania had a large net trade with North Macedonia in the exports of Metals ($35.6M), Vegetable Products ($25.3M), and Mineral Products ($23.3M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential North Macedonia Albania+$2.26MElectricity

Top Product Potential Albania North Macedonia+$3.4MElectricity

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

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from North Macedonia () to Albania () (2022)

Exports from Albania () to North Macedonia () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between North Macedonia () and Albania ()

North Macedonia Exports

Albania Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from Albania () and North Macedonia () (2022)

Comparative Advantage North Macedonia - Albania

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of North Macedonia () and Albania () (2022)

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