Buying and selling are essential for any country to develop its economy and maintain good relations with other nations. The first table below shows top trading partners of Albania in terms of export sales (selling), including Italy, Greece, and China. The second lists top trade partners of Albania regarding import total (buying). That is, most products are imported from these countries to Albania.
Albania Major Exports
Market Value: 1,059 (millions) – Last Updated: June, 2019
| Rank | Country (Exports To) | Trade Value (thousands) | Share (%) | Growth (% 5yr) |
| 1 | Italy | 766,076 | 72.35 | 76.02 |
| 2 | Greece | 87,432 | 8.26 | 21.96 |
| 3 | China | 37,116 | 3.51 | 6,067.19 |
| 4 | Macedonia | 29,679 | 2.80 | 303.07 |
| 5 | Germany | 29,581 | 2.79 | 59.38 |
| 6 | Turkey | 21,097 | 1.99 | 87.46 |
| 7 | Netherlands | 18,500 | 1.75 | 1,942.79 |
| 8 | Russia | 14,676 | 1.39 | 3,279.80 |
| 9 | Ireland | 9,946 | 0.94 | 63,251.39 |
| 10 | France | 8,066 | 0.76 | 163.95 |
| 11 | Austria | 6,598 | 0.62 | 242.62 |
| 12 | Bulgaria | 6,528 | 0.62 | 316.21 |
| 13 | Sweden | 5,572 | 0.53 | 92.21 |
| 14 | Slovenia | 5,350 | 0.51 | 98.52 |
| 15 | Finland | 4,641 | 0.44 | 22,394.84 |
| 16 | United States | 3,554 | 0.34 | 16.17 |
| 17 | Switzerland | 3,277 | 0.31 | 478.87 |
| 18 | Cyprus | 1,100 | 0.10 | NA |
Albania Major Imports
Market Value: 3,384 (millions) – Last Updated: June, 2019
| Rank | Country (Imports From) | Trade Value (thousands) | Share (%) | Growth (% 5yr) |
| 1 | Italy | 1,053,445 | 31.13 | 42.52 |
| 2 | Greece | 577,936 | 17.08 | 37.59 |
| 3 | China | 228,575 | 6.76 | 126.93 |
| 4 | Germany | 225,649 | 6.67 | 61.15 |
| 5 | Russia | 220,617 | 6.52 | 247.25 |
| 6 | Turkey | 178,122 | 5.26 | 10.48 |
| 7 | Macedonia | 82,282 | 2.43 | 251.43 |
| 8 | Ukraine | 70,737 | 2.09 | 25.20 |
| 9 | Bulgaria | 70,629 | 2.09 | 56.36 |
| 10 | Brazil | 68,384 | 2.02 | 115.34 |
| 11 | Spain | 52,735 | 1.56 | 55.59 |
| 12 | Hungary | 43,604 | 1.29 | 166.51 |
| 13 | Austria | 42,065 | 1.24 | 65.46 |
| 14 | France | 39,347 | 1.16 | 22.44 |
| 15 | United States | 38,445 | 1.14 | 11.92 |
| 16 | Croatia | 38,036 | 1.12 | 28.73 |
| 17 | Switzerland | 32,589 | 0.96 | (42.46) |
| 18 | United Kingdom | 30,935 | 0.91 | 112.85 |
| 19 | Poland | 29,137 | 0.86 | 344.87 |
| 20 | Slovenia | 26,116 | 0.77 | (14.58) |
| 21 | South Korea | 22,450 | 0.66 | 215.01 |
| 22 | Czech Republic | 20,173 | 0.60 | (1.30) |
| 23 | Egypt | 19,078 | 0.56 | 117.54 |
| 24 | Israel | 16,542 | 0.49 | 257.32 |
| 25 | Romania | 16,130 | 0.48 | 64.70 |
| 26 | Japan | 15,675 | 0.46 | 41.70 |
| 27 | Ecuador | 14,569 | 0.43 | 116.53 |
| 28 | India | 13,799 | 0.41 | 127.35 |
| 29 | Kazakhstan | 13,445 | 0.40 | 42,991.23 |
| 30 | Finland | 11,158 | 0.33 | 131.63 |
| 31 | Georgia | 9,072 | 0.27 | 116.13 |
| 32 | Slovakia | 6,997 | 0.21 | 119.84 |
| 33 | Netherlands | 6,783 | 0.20 | (62.97) |
| 34 | Thailand | 6,485 | 0.19 | 252.98 |
| 35 | Algeria | 5,959 | 0.18 | 308,956.95 |
| 36 | Ireland | 5,604 | 0.17 | (23.98) |