Getting credit: Credit registry coverage in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Getting credit: Credit registry coverage was 41.7% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Getting credit: Credit registry coverage in North Macedonia, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
In 2019, getting credit: credit registry coverage in North Macedonia stood at 41.7%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 48.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting credit: credit registry coverage in North Macedonia peaked at 41.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2004.
That places North Macedonia 29th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Getting credit: Credit registry coverage in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.6% | — |
| 2005 | 1.9% | +216.7% |
| 2006 | 2.1% | +10.5% |
| 2007 | 4.0% | +90.5% |
| 2008 | 6.5% | +62.5% |
| 2009 | 28.1% | +332.3% |
| 2010 | 39.4% | +40.2% |
| 2011 | 34.3% | -12.9% |
| 2012 | 34.8% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 34.8% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 36.4% | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 38.0% | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 40.0% | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 39.7% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 40.7% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 41.7% | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.2% | 0.6% | 28.1% | 6 |
| 2010s | 38.0% | 34.3% | 41.7% | 10 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
- 26 Argentina 48.1% compare
- 27 Bosnia and Herzegovina 47.1% compare
- 28 France 47.0% compare
- 30 Kosovo 41.4% compare
- 30 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 41.4% compare
- 32 Montenegro 41.0% compare
More private sector data for North Macedonia
- Merchandise trade 115.8% (2025)
- Food imports 11.7% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 64.5% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 13.06 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.6% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 80.6% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 9.06 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)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.53 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting credit: credit registry coverage in North Macedonia?
- Getting credit: credit registry coverage in North Macedonia was 41.7% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting credit: credit registry coverage recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 41.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest getting credit: credit registry coverage recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2004.
- How does North Macedonia rank for getting credit: credit registry coverage?
- North Macedonia ranks 29th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting credit: credit registry coverage rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this North Macedonia data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Getting credit: Credit registry coverage (% of adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The credit registry coverage reports the number of individuals and firms listed in a credit registry’s database as of January 1 with information on their borrowing history from the past five years, and the number of individuals and firms that have had no borrowing history in the past five years but for which a lender requested a credit report from the registry in the previous calendar year. The number is expressed as a percentage of the adult population.