Europe
Albania
EU Compliance · Geopolitical Risk · Sourcing Attractiveness
Why these scores
EU Compliance, by dimension
1 = lowest risk · methodology & sources
Geopolitical Risk, by dimension
1 = lowest risk · methodology & sources
Attractiveness, by dimension
9 = most attractive · methodology & sources
Analyst scores, last reviewed June 2026; each dimension's sources and cadence are on its methodology page.
Data layers
The EU is Albania's #1 import source (world lens). Albania is the EU's #86 goods supplier.
Albania on the world stage
Total imports
$19.2bn
2024 annual
Total exports
$8.0bn
190 partners
#1 import source
Italy
10.6%
#1 export dest.
Italy
21.8%
2024 annual, UN Comtrade (HS TOTAL, all partners). Line colour: coverage (exports/imports per partner).
Albania and the EU
EU imports from
€2.5bn
0.1% of extra-EU
EU exports to
€4.7bn
0.2% of extra-EU
EU supplier rank
EU's #86 supplier
EU trade balance
balanced or surplus
coverage 1.87
2025 annual totals, Eurostat COMEXT. EU trade board →
Electricity & grid
National sources · carbon from Ember
Industrial
140
EUR/MWh
Consumer
85
EUR/MWh, all-in
Grid carbon
24
gCO₂e/kWh
Renewables
98%
of generation
Wholesale 110 EUR/MWh · regulated market
Power market
● Import dependenceMarket model
Single buyer (KESH + OSHEE)
Direct PPA
Limited
grid access: limited
Reserve margin
–
Regulator
Independent
ERE (Enti Rregullator i Energjise)
Near-100% hydro dependence with extreme drought vulnerability. In dry years Albania imports 30-50% of its electricity, mainly from neighbouring markets. No thermal backup and no gas infrastructure.
Tracked infrastructure
0 wind farms
capacity n/a · 2 building
2 solar farms
198 MW · 3 building
4 hydro plants
1.5 GW
1 coal mines
capacity n/a
Operating assets tracked by Global Energy Monitor (CC BY 4.0); counts are tracked facilities, not exhaustive totals. Energy overview →
Metal mining
Tagged mines
9
none in the merged layer
Acid-drainage prone
7
high water-risk ore class
Main commodities
Copper, Other mine
Mine-water verifiability
Partial
EEA cooperating country; bathing-water reporting
Water risk is inferred from the ore class, not site measurements. Global mines: full layer →
Demographics
UN World Population Prospects 2024 · medium variant
Median age
36.7
→ 51.1 by 2050
Fertility
1.34
below replacement
Working-age
66.2%
aged 15–64
Old-age dep.
25.5
→ 45.5 by 2050
Median age 1990–2050
Population 2.79M · peaks 2024
By 2050: -20% (2.24M)