Albania - Imports of goods and services

Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$)

The latest value for Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$) in Albania was $5,671,286,000 as of 2020. Over the past 40 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $6,925,815,000 in 2019 and $314,400,000 in 1991.

Definition: Imports of goods and services comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents of general merchandise, nonmonetary gold, and services. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.

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Year Value
1980 $371,400,000
1981 $402,600,000
1982 $459,800,000
1983 $404,900,000
1984 $372,300,000
1985 $362,000,000
1986 $336,300,000
1987 $335,600,000
1988 $408,500,000
1989 $483,700,000
1990 $485,000,000
1991 $314,400,000
1992 $629,600,000
1993 $763,400,000
1994 $733,500,000
1995 $836,200,000
1996 $1,111,400,000
1997 $685,812,500
1998 $783,460,000
1999 $946,200,000
2000 $1,350,300,000
2001 $1,595,100,000
2002 $1,827,510,000
2003 $2,265,932,000
2004 $2,892,747,000
2005 $3,500,349,000
2006 $4,073,117,000
2007 $5,344,137,000
2008 $6,728,699,000
2009 $6,028,667,000
2010 $5,780,725,000
2011 $6,709,055,000
2012 $5,852,334,000
2013 $6,008,972,000
2014 $6,239,216,000
2015 $5,070,260,000
2016 $5,441,411,000
2017 $6,122,452,000
2018 $6,854,287,000
2019 $6,925,815,000
2020 $5,671,286,000

Imports of goods and services (current US$)

The latest value for Imports of goods and services (current US$) in Albania was $5,636,282,000 as of 2020. Over the past 36 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $6,926,962,000 in 2019 and $314,316,700 in 1991.

Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

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Year Value
1984 $372,867,100
1985 $362,610,700
1986 $336,225,000
1987 $335,625,000
1988 $408,575,000
1989 $483,800,000
1990 $487,500,000
1991 $314,316,700
1992 $627,952,400
1993 $764,996,700
1994 $773,426,400
1995 $836,744,300
1996 $1,064,684,000
1997 $795,639,000
1998 $933,614,600
1999 $1,097,558,000
2000 $1,508,344,000
2001 $1,771,127,000
2002 $2,068,787,000
2003 $2,591,006,000
2004 $3,220,868,000
2005 $3,853,670,000
2006 $4,364,189,000
2007 $5,867,640,000
2008 $6,717,540,000
2009 $6,004,539,000
2010 $5,792,185,000
2011 $6,700,237,000
2012 $5,860,877,000
2013 $5,999,381,000
2014 $6,243,003,000
2015 $5,070,976,000
2016 $5,436,221,000
2017 $6,070,361,000
2018 $6,856,193,000
2019 $6,926,962,000
2020 $5,636,282,000

Imports of goods and services (current LCU)

The value for Imports of goods and services (current LCU) in Albania was 612,382,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 40 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 760,932,000,000 in 2019 and a minimum value of 2,685,000,000 in 1987.

Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in current local currency.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

Year Value
1980 3,528,600,000
1981 3,458,100,000
1982 3,950,300,000
1983 3,480,100,000
1984 3,199,200,000
1985 3,111,200,000
1986 2,689,800,000
1987 2,685,000,000
1988 3,268,600,000
1989 3,870,400,000
1990 3,900,000,000
1991 4,526,160,000
1992 47,116,840,000
1993 78,077,480,000
1994 73,184,160,000
1995 77,564,100,000
1996 111,258,000,000
1997 116,720,000,000
1998 141,125,000,000
1999 151,573,000,000
2000 217,214,000,000
2001 254,440,000,000
2002 290,470,000,000
2003 312,933,000,000
2004 330,688,000,000
2005 384,867,000,000
2006 428,142,000,000
2007 530,598,000,000
2008 563,565,000,000
2009 570,300,000,000
2010 602,021,000,000
2011 676,026,000,000
2012 634,054,000,000
2013 633,950,000,000
2014 658,512,000,000
2015 638,749,000,000
2016 674,866,000,000
2017 722,980,000,000
2018 740,395,000,000
2019 760,932,000,000
2020 612,382,000,000

Imports of goods and services (constant 2010 US$)

The latest value for Imports of goods and services (constant 2010 US$) in Albania was 4,929,187,000 as of 2020. Over the past 24 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 6,153,496,000 in 2019 and 1,120,407,000 in 1997.

Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in constant 2010 U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

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Year Value
1996 1,227,048,000
1997 1,120,407,000
1998 1,333,015,000
1999 1,538,629,000
2000 2,300,872,000
2001 2,651,108,000
2002 2,911,351,000
2003 3,060,633,000
2004 3,312,102,000
2005 3,848,503,000
2006 4,183,559,000
2007 4,994,570,000
2008 5,175,493,000
2009 5,116,479,000
2010 5,087,164,000
2011 5,401,870,000
2012 5,040,261,000
2013 5,007,821,000
2014 5,221,093,000
2015 5,070,976,000
2016 5,421,894,000
2017 5,874,937,000
2018 6,015,757,000
2019 6,153,496,000
2020 4,929,187,000

Imports of goods and services (annual % growth)

The value for Imports of goods and services (annual % growth) in Albania was -19.90 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 23 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 49.54 in 2000 and a minimum value of -19.90 in 2020.

Definition: Annual growth rate of imports of goods and services based on constant local currency. Aggregates are based on constant 2010 U.S. dollars. Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

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Year Value
1997 -8.69
1998 18.98
1999 15.42
2000 49.54
2001 15.22
2002 9.82
2003 5.13
2004 8.22
2005 16.20
2006 8.71
2007 19.39
2008 3.62
2009 -1.14
2010 -0.57
2011 6.19
2012 -6.69
2013 -0.64
2014 4.26
2015 -2.88
2016 6.92
2017 8.36
2018 2.40
2019 2.29
2020 -19.90

Imports of goods and services (constant LCU)

The value for Imports of goods and services (constant LCU) in Albania was 583,325,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 24 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 728,212,000,000 in 2019 and a minimum value of 132,590,000,000 in 1997.

Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in constant local currency.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

Year Value
1996 145,210,000,000
1997 132,590,000,000
1998 157,750,000,000
1999 182,083,000,000
2000 272,288,000,000
2001 313,735,000,000
2002 344,532,000,000
2003 362,199,000,000
2004 391,958,000,000
2005 455,436,000,000
2006 495,087,000,000
2007 591,063,000,000
2008 612,473,000,000
2009 605,490,000,000
2010 602,021,000,000
2011 639,263,000,000
2012 596,470,000,000
2013 592,631,000,000
2014 617,870,000,000
2015 600,105,000,000
2016 641,633,000,000
2017 695,246,000,000
2018 711,911,000,000
2019 728,212,000,000
2020 583,325,000,000

Imports of goods and services (% of GDP)

Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) in Albania was 37.86 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 40 years was 96.29 in 1992, while its lowest value was 16.03 in 1986.

Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

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Year Value
1980 23.54
1981 22.29
1982 24.74
1983 21.56
1984 20.08
1985 19.11
1986 16.03
1987 16.13
1988 19.92
1989 21.47
1990 24.03
1991 28.59
1992 96.29
1993 64.54
1994 41.12
1995 34.97
1996 33.28
1997 35.23
1998 36.67
1999 34.17
2000 43.34
2001 45.16
2002 47.58
2003 46.17
2004 44.83
2005 47.86
2006 49.06
2007 54.95
2008 52.15
2009 49.85
2010 48.56
2011 51.98
2012 47.57
2013 46.96
2014 47.19
2015 44.53
2016 45.83
2017 46.62
2018 45.24
2019 44.98
2020 37.86

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments