Central European Free Trade Agreement

Central European Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA) Native names Marrëveshja e Tregtisë së Lirë të Evropës Qendrore (Albanian) Centralnoevropski sporazum o slobodnoj trgovini (Bosnian) Srednjoeuropski ugovor o slobodnoj trgovini (Croatian) Централноевропски договор за слободна трговија (Macedonian) Centralnoevropski sporazum o slobodnoj trgovini (Montenegrin) Acordul Central European al Comerțului Liber (Romanian) Централноевропски договор о слободној трговини (Serbian)
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Map of Europe (grey) indicating the members of CEFTA (blue)
CEFTA Secretariat	Brussels
Working language	English
Official languages of contracting states	7 languages Albanian Bosnian Croatian Macedonian Montenegrin Romanian Serbian
Type	Trade agreement
Membership	Albania Bosnia and Herzegovina Kosovo Moldova Montenegro North Macedonia Serbia
Leaders

• Chair-in-office 2025	Kosovo
• Acting Director of the CEFTA Secretariat	Danijela Gačević

Establishment

• Agreement signed	21 December 1992
• CEFTA 2006 Agreement signed	19 December 2006

Area
• Total	252,428 km² (97,463 sq mi)
Population
• 2026 estimate	18.92 million
• Density	85/km² (220.1/sq mi)
GDP (PPP)	2026 estimate
• Total	$535.29 billion
• Per capita	$28,292
GDP (nominal)	2026 estimate
• Total	$246.86 billion
• Per capita	$13,048
Currency	6 currencies `ALL` Lek `BAM` Convertible mark `EUR` Euro `MDL` Leu `EUR` Euro `MKD` Denar `RSD` Dinar
Time zone	UTC +1, UTC+2
• Summer (DST)	UTC +2, UTC+3
Website https://cefta.int/

The Central European Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA) is an international trade agreement between countries mostly located in Southeastern Europe. Founded by representatives of Poland, Hungary and Czechoslovakia, CEFTA over time expanded to Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia and Kosovo.