ECONDEX

Economic and development data for every country, explained with the numbers checked.

North Macedonia

Europe & Central Asia. Upper middle income. Capital: Skopje. Population 1,820,909 (2025).

Key trends

GDP per person (PPP) (constant international $)
10,793 17,798 24,803 1995 2025 25,095
GDP growth (%)
−4.5 0.9 6.2 1995 2025 3.5
Inflation, consumer prices (% annual)
−0.9 7.5 16.0 1995 2025 4.1
Life expectancy at birth (years)
71.9 74.2 76.6 1995 2024 76.6

Indicators

Each country reports for different years, so check the year beside every figure. Rank 1 is the highest value among countries with recent data.

Economy

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
GDP per person (PPP)constant international $ 25,095 2025 +4,123 +5,880 81 of 199
GDP growth% 3.5% 2025 +8.2 pp −0.4 pp 98 of 209
GDP per person growth% 3.7% 2025 +7.3 pp −0.5 pp 57 of 209
GNI per person (Atlas method)current US$ 9,490 2025 +3,030 +3,940 96 of 201
Trade% of GDP 133.0% 2025 +4.8 pp +19.3 pp 32 of 183
Foreign direct investment, net inflows% of GDP 3.5% 2025 +3.5 pp +0.6 pp 61 of 195

Prices and jobs

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Inflation, consumer prices% annual 4.1% 2025 +2.9 pp +4.4 pp 54 of 180
Unemployment (modelled ILO estimate)% of labour force 12.3% 2025 −4.3 pp −14.1 pp 24 of 186

People and health

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Populationpeople 1,820,909 2025 −35,215 −91,521 151 of 217
Population growth% annual −0.2% 2025 +0.9 pp +0.1 pp 190 of 217
Urban population% of total 62.9% 2025 +1.7 pp +3.8 pp 116 of 217
Life expectancy at birthyears 76.6 2024 0.0 +1.2 89 of 217
Infant mortalityper 1,000 live births 2.5 2024 −3.8 −7.3 178 of 196
Health spending% of GDP 7.4% 2023 +1.0 pp +0.7 pp 77 of 193

Education

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Adult literacy rate% of people aged 15+ 96.1% 2002 * – – –
Government spending on education% of GDP 3.3% 2002 * −1.0 pp – –

Access and infrastructure

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Internet users% of population 93.1% 2025 +11.7 pp +22.7 pp 40 of 185
Access to electricity% of population 100.0% 2024 0.0 pp +0.2 pp 67 of 215

Inequality and poverty

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Gini index (inequality)index, 0 to 100 33.5 2019 * −1.7 −9.3 –
Poverty headcount ratio% of population, at the World Bank international poverty line 3.9% 2019 * −2.5 pp −8.2 pp –

Environment and energy

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Renewable energy% of final energy consumption 19.5% 2021 −1.9 pp +0.9 pp 109 of 212

* Latest figure is too old to be included in rankings or peer medians.

Advanced metrics

Indicator Own history Versus peers (latest) Growth and catch-up
10-yr meanZ-score Income group medianRegion medianVolatility (σ) 10-yr CAGR% of high-income median10 yrs earlier
GDP per person (PPP) 21,533 +2.2 17,730 42,577 1,634 +2.7% 51% 43%
GDP growth 2.3% +0.5 3.2% 2.1% 2.6 – – –
GDP per person growth 2.8% +0.4 3.2% 1.9% 2.5 – – –
GNI per person (Atlas method) 6,627 +2.7 7,775 26,410 1,057 +5.5% 26% 20%
Trade 135.1% −0.1 79.8% 100.8% 15.8 – – –
Foreign direct investment, net inflows 4.2% −0.4 2.4% 1.9% 1.8 – – –
Inflation, consumer prices 3.5% +0.1 3.3% 3.7% 4.7 – – –
Unemployment (modelled ILO estimate) 18.4% −1.3 5.5% 5.6% 4.9 – – –
Population 1,865,984 −1.3 6,549,143 5,827,802 34,615 −0.5% 62% 73%
Population growth −0.5% +0.9 0.5% 0.3% 0.3 – – –
Urban population 60.9% +1.6 65.4% 69.3% 1.2 – – –
Life expectancy at birth 75.3 +1.3 74.5 79.9 1.0 – – –
Infant mortality 6.8 −1.7 11.2 3.4 2.6 – – –
Health spending 6.9% +0.7 6.2% 7.9% 0.7 – – –
Internet users 80.7% +1.7 82.0% 91.9% 7.1 – – –
Access to electricity 100.0% +0.6 100.0% 100.0% 0.1 – – –
Gini index (inequality) 36.9 −1.1 – – 3.1 – – –
Poverty headcount ratio 8.1% −1.4 – – 2.9 – – –
Renewable energy 20.2% −0.3 13.8% 19.3% 2.0 – – –

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