Albania is the 134th largest export economy in the world and the 110th most complex economy according to the Economic Complexity Index (ECI). In 2014, Albania exported $2.32B and imported $4.2B, resulting in a negative trade balance of $1.88B. In 2014 the GDP of Albania was $13.2B and its GDP per capita was $11.1k.

The top exports of Albania are Crude Petroleum ($444M), Leather Footwear ($276M), Footwear Parts ($147M), Chromium Ore ($117M) and Non-Knit Men's Suits ($81.8M), using the 1992 revision of the HS (Harmonized System) classification. Its top imports are Refined Petroleum ($547M), Cars ($198M), Packaged Medicaments ($129M), Tanned Equine and Bovine Hides ($97.4M) and Footwear Parts ($86.2M).

The top export destinations of Albania are Italy ($1.15B), Spain ($168M), China ($130M), Turkey ($92.8M) and India ($88.5M). The top import origins are Italy ($1.38B), Greece ($413M), Turkey ($315M), China ($278M) and Germany ($235M).

Albania borders Greece, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia by land and Croatia and Italy by sea.