Summary
- Albania → China
- $175million
- China → Albania
- $1.1billion
- Albania’s balance
- -$932million
Balance
Albania’s trade balance with China
Trade between Albania and China grew 86.3-fold since 1995
USD billions (current). Albania’s exports and imports; bars: its balance (green surplus, red deficit).
- Exports 0.2
- Imports 1.1
- Balance -0.9
Source: CEPII BACI
Show the numbers
| Year | Exports | Imports | Trade balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $0 | $15 million | -$15 million |
| 1996 | $2 million | $7 million | -$4 million |
| 1997 | $0 | $7 million | -$7 million |
| 1998 | $1 thousand | $11 million | -$11 million |
| 1999 | $0 | $10 million | -$10 million |
| 2000 | $2 thousand | $20 million | -$20 million |
| 2001 | $1 thousand | $33 million | -$33 million |
| 2002 | $92 thousand | $45 million | -$44 million |
| 2003 | $2 million | $74 million | -$72 million |
| 2004 | $4 million | $119 million | -$115 million |
| 2005 | $6 million | $203 million | -$197 million |
| 2006 | $11 million | $199 million | -$188 million |
| 2007 | $54 million | $297 million | -$243 million |
| 2008 | $92 million | $420 million | -$328 million |
| 2009 | $59 million | $351 million | -$291 million |
| 2010 | $123 million | $312 million | -$190 million |
| 2011 | $146 million | $370 million | -$225 million |
| 2012 | $109 million | $346 million | -$237 million |
| 2013 | $183 million | $359 million | -$176 million |
| 2014 | $178 million | $292 million | -$114 million |
| 2015 | $101 million | $406 million | -$305 million |
| 2016 | $109 million | $475 million | -$366 million |
| 2017 | $196 million | $349 million | -$153 million |
| 2018 | $91 million | $459 million | -$368 million |
| 2019 | $92 million | $454 million | -$362 million |
| 2020 | $72 million | $519 million | -$447 million |
| 2021 | $151 million | $509 million | -$358 million |
| 2022 | $186 million | $678 million | -$492 million |
| 2023 | $157 million | $971 million | -$813 million |
| 2024 | $175 million | $1.1 billion | -$932 million |
What they sell each other
What Albania sells to China
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
What China sells to Albania
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
How it travels
The estimated sea route between Porto Romano and Shanghai is 14,463 nautical miles (26,785 km) long: ≈ 33.5–43 days at sea (at 18 and 14 knots).
Because of the 2024 disruptions, traffic is split: 85% via the Strait of Gibraltar, the Cape of Good Hope and the Strait of Malacca and Singapore (14,463 nautical miles); and 15% via the Suez Canal, the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait and the Strait of Malacca and Singapore (8,321 nautical miles).
Sailing estimate without port calls, waiting or transshipment; not a schedule. One main reference port per country: in large countries it does not represent all of its ports.
Split by transport mode
Mode estimated from value per kilo and geography; both directions together.
How much each matters to the other
China was Albania’s 2nd largest trading partner (10% of its trade), and Albania was China’s 136th (0%).
- China in Albania’s trade
- 9.9%
- China’s rank among Albania’s partners
- 2nd
- Albania in China’s trade
- 0%
- Albania’s rank among China’s partners
- 136th
Compare with
Other partners of Albania
Other partners of China
Sources and methodology
Sources and licenses
- CEPII BACI · Licence Ouverte Etalab 2.0
- World Bank, Global Shipping Traffic Density · CC BY 4.0 (route network derived by this site)
- World Port Index (NGA) · Public domain (US Government work)
- Natural Earth · Public domain
Methodology
Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), in current US dollars, with exports and imports reconciled between countries. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. The sea route comes from our own network derived from World Bank shipping density (not from nautical charts), between one main reference port per country (World Port Index); days are the distance at 14 and 18 knots, without port calls or waiting. Data up to 2024.