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North Macedonia

Europe & Central Asia · Upper middle income · IMF WEO April 2026 · World Bank WDI

GDP▲ 12.9%
Current prices2025
19USD bn
GDP per capita▲ 13.5%
Current prices2025
10,546USD
Real GDP growth▲ 0.5 pp
Annual change2025
3.5%
Inflation▲ 0.6 pp
Average consumer prices2025
4.1%
Unemployment▼ 0.9 pp
Rate2025
11.5%
Government debt▼ 0.4 pp
General government, gross2025
52.5% of GDP
Current account▼ 2.2 pp
Balance2025
-4.4% of GDP
Population▼ 0.5%
Total2025
1.82million

Real GDP growth, %

Since 1995 · lighter bars = IMF projection
-4.70.06.51995: -1.1%1996: 1.2%1997: 1.4%1998: 3.4%1999: 4.3%2000: 4.5%2001: -3.1%2002: 1.5%2003: 2.2%2004: 4.7%2005: 4.7%2006: 5.1%2007: 6.5%2008: 5.5%2009: -0.4%2010: 3.4%2011: 2.3%2012: -0.5%2013: 2.9%2014: 3.6%2015: 3.9%2016: 2.8%2017: 1.1%2018: 2.9%2019: 3.9%2020: -4.7%2021: 4.5%2022: 2.8%2023: 2.6%2024: 3.0%2025: 3.5%2026: 3.1% (IMF projection)2027: 3.0% (IMF projection)2028: 3.0% (IMF projection)2029: 3.0% (IMF projection)2030: 3.0% (IMF projection)2031: 3.0% (IMF projection)IMF projection19952000200520102015202020252030

Inflation, %

Average consumer prices · lighter bars = IMF projection
-1.30.016.41995: 16.4%1996: 2.5%1997: 1.3%1998: 0.5%1999: -1.3%2000: 6.6%2001: 5.1%2002: 1.7%2003: 1.1%2004: -0.4%2005: 0.0%2006: 3.3%2007: 2.8%2008: 7.2%2009: -0.8%2010: 1.5%2011: 3.9%2012: 3.3%2013: 2.8%2014: -0.3%2015: -0.2%2016: -0.2%2017: 1.4%2018: 1.5%2019: 0.8%2020: 1.2%2021: 3.2%2022: 14.2%2023: 9.4%2024: 3.5%2025: 4.1%2026: 4.5% (IMF projection)2027: 4.1% (IMF projection)2028: 3.2% (IMF projection)2029: 2.5% (IMF projection)2030: 2.2% (IMF projection)2031: 2.0% (IMF projection)IMF projection19952000200520102015202020252030

IMF outlook

IMF World Economic Outlook April 2026 · italics = IMF projection
Indicator2021202220232024202520262027202820292030
Real GDP growth %4.52.82.63.03.53.13.03.03.03.0
Inflation, average consumer prices %3.214.29.43.54.14.54.13.22.52.2
Unemployment rate %15.414.413.112.411.511.511.411.311.211.1
GDP, current prices USD bn14141617192223252627
GDP per capita, current prices USD7,6257,6198,6799,29310,54611,96712,87513,76814,62115,479
GDP per capita, PPP Int. USD22,37324,69726,32227,83529,77331,74633,59635,37137,29939,369
General government gross debt % of GDP52.750.450.552.952.553.153.453.654.053.8
General government net lending/borrowing % of GDP-5.3-5.2-4.6-4.4-4.0-4.2-3.9-3.6-3.3-3.0
Current account balance % of GDP-2.8-6.10.3-2.2-4.4-5.0-4.4-3.4-3.2-3.0
Population million1.841.831.831.821.821.811.801.791.781.76

Government debt, % of GDP

General government gross debt
0.054.02000: 46%2001: 45%2002: 40%2003: 36%2004: 35%2005: 37%2006: 31%2007: 24%2008: 21%2009: 24%2010: 24%2011: 28%2012: 34%2013: 34%2014: 38%2015: 38%2016: 40%2017: 39%2018: 40%2019: 40%2020: 51%2021: 53%2022: 50%2023: 51%2024: 53%2025: 53%2026: 53% (IMF projection)2027: 53% (IMF projection)2028: 54% (IMF projection)2029: 54% (IMF projection)2030: 54% (IMF projection)2031: 54% (IMF projection)IMF projection2000200520102015202020252030

Current account, % of GDP

Balance of payments
-12.80.00.32000: -1.8%2001: -6.7%2002: -8.9%2003: -3.9%2004: -7.9%2005: -2.4%2006: -0.4%2007: -6.9%2008: -12.8%2009: -6.8%2010: -2.0%2011: -2.5%2012: -3.2%2013: -1.6%2014: -0.4%2015: -1.8%2016: -2.6%2017: -0.8%2018: 0.2%2019: -3.0%2020: -2.9%2021: -2.8%2022: -6.1%2023: 0.3%2024: -2.2%2025: -4.4%2026: -5.0% (IMF projection)2027: -4.4% (IMF projection)2028: -3.4% (IMF projection)2029: -3.2% (IMF projection)2030: -3.0% (IMF projection)2031: -3.0% (IMF projection)IMF projection2000200520102015202020252030

Economic structure

Value added by sector, % of GDP · World Bank
AgricultureManufacturingOther industryServices
YearStructureAgricultureIndustryManufacturingServices
199510.624.118.745.6
20059.720.49.755.8
20159.723.911.853.7
20256.024.114.357.0

Income, trade and society

World Bank WDI · change over 10 years
IndicatorLatestUnitYear10Y change
GNI per capita, Atlas method9,490USD2025+71.0%
GNI, Atlas method17USD bn2025+62.8%
Exports of goods and services59.6% of GDP2025+10.9 pp
Imports of goods and services73.4% of GDP2025+8.4 pp
Life expectancy at birth76.6years2024+1.5%
Urban population62.9% of total2025+3.8 pp

Sources: IMF World Economic Outlook (April 2026; 2026 onwards are IMF projections) · World Bank World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)