Food imports (% of merchandise imports) in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Food imports (% of merchandise imports) was 12.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Food imports in North Macedonia, 1994–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food imports in North Macedonia is 12.0%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food imports in North Macedonia peaked at 20.7% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 9.2%, in 2022.
North Macedonia ranks 134th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 20.7% | — |
| 1995 | 17.4% | -16.1% |
| 1996 | 15.9% | -8.5% |
| 1997 | 19.4% | +22.0% |
| 1998 | 16.3% | -16.0% |
| 1999 | 15.3% | -6.3% |
| 2000 | 12.1% | -21.2% |
| 2001 | 13.8% | +14.4% |
| 2002 | 14.5% | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 14.1% | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 13.8% | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 12.7% | -7.8% |
| 2006 | 11.7% | -8.5% |
| 2007 | 11.6% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 10.9% | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 13.1% | +20.3% |
| 2010 | 12.4% | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 11.8% | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 13.0% | +10.2% |
| 2013 | 12.7% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 11.4% | -10.4% |
| 2015 | 11.7% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 11.2% | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 10.8% | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 10.0% | -7.2% |
| 2019 | 9.6% | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 10.5% | +8.5% |
| 2021 | 9.5% | -9.0% |
| 2022 | 9.2% | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 10.6% | +15.3% |
| 2024 | 11.7% | +11.1% |
| 2025 | 12.0% | +2.7% |
North Macedonia compared with similar countries
- North Macedonia's 12.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.4%, 78% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- North Macedonia's 12.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12.4%, 97% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.5% | 15.3% | 20.7% | 6 |
| 2000s | 12.8% | 10.9% | 14.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.5% | 9.6% | 13.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.6% | 9.2% | 12.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
More private sector data for North Macedonia
- Merchandise trade 115.8% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 63.4% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 13.06 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 2.31 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 11.8% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 80.3% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 9.06 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 3.55 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 4,973 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4741 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food imports in North Macedonia?
- Food imports in North Macedonia was 12.0% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food imports recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 20.7% in 1994.
- What is the lowest food imports recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.2% in 2022.
- How does North Macedonia rank for food imports?
- North Macedonia ranks 134th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is food imports rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North Macedonia data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Food imports (% of merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food comprises the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.