Albania’s trade deficit widened to ALL 53 billion in December 2025 from ALL 33 billion in the same month a year earlier, marking the largest figure since December 2024. Imports increased 1.3% year-on-year to ALL 80 billion, supported by higher inflows of construction materials and metals (+1.2 pp), food, beverages, and tobacco (+1.0 pp), and minerals, fuels, and electricity (+0.4 pp), partly offset by lower imports of wood products (-0.4 pp) and chemical and plastic products (-0.3 pp). Purchases rose from China, Kosovo, and Greece, while declining from Italy, Turkey, and Germany. Meanwhile, exports grew 5.6% to ALL 27 billion, led by minerals, fuels, and electricity (+3.0 pp), construction materials and metals (+2.4 pp), and machinery and spare parts (+1.2 pp), with declines in food, beverages, and tobacco (-0.5 pp) and chemical and plastic products (-0.5 pp). Exports rose to Kosovo and Greece but fell to Italy, the US, and Germany.