International tourism, expenditures for travel items in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: International tourism, expenditures for travel items was 147.00 million current US$ in 2020. ◆ Volatile
International tourism, expenditures for travel items in North Macedonia, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
North Macedonia recorded 147.00 million current US$ for international tourism, expenditures for travel items in 2020.
The figure is down 47.9% on the previous year and up 59.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures for travel items in North Macedonia peaked at 282.00 million current US$ in 2019 and was at its lowest, 26.00 million current US$, in 1996.
That places North Macedonia 120th out of 191 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
International tourism, expenditures for travel items in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 27.00 million current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 26.00 million current US$ | -3.7% |
| 1997 | 27.00 million current US$ | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 32.00 million current US$ | +18.5% |
| 1999 | 32.00 million current US$ | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 34.00 million current US$ | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 39.00 million current US$ | +14.7% |
| 2002 | 44.00 million current US$ | +12.8% |
| 2003 | 48.00 million current US$ | +9.1% |
| 2004 | 55.00 million current US$ | +14.6% |
| 2005 | 62.00 million current US$ | +12.7% |
| 2006 | 71.00 million current US$ | +14.5% |
| 2007 | 102.00 million current US$ | +43.7% |
| 2008 | 136.00 million current US$ | +33.3% |
| 2009 | 100.00 million current US$ | -26.5% |
| 2010 | 92.00 million current US$ | -8.0% |
| 2011 | 113.00 million current US$ | +22.8% |
| 2012 | 111.00 million current US$ | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 131.00 million current US$ | +18.0% |
| 2014 | 149.00 million current US$ | +13.7% |
| 2015 | 159.00 million current US$ | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 180.00 million current US$ | +13.2% |
| 2017 | 207.00 million current US$ | +15.0% |
| 2018 | 259.00 million current US$ | +25.1% |
| 2019 | 282.00 million current US$ | +8.9% |
| 2020 | 147.00 million current US$ | -47.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.80 million current US$ | 26.00 million current US$ | 32.00 million current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 69.10 million current US$ | 34.00 million current US$ | 136.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 168.30 million current US$ | 92.00 million current US$ | 282.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 147.00 million current US$ | 147.00 million current US$ | 147.00 million current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
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$), annual growth rate 7.53 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures for travel items in North Macedonia?
- International tourism, expenditures for travel items in North Macedonia was 147.00 million current US$ in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures for travel items recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 282.00 million current US$ in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures for travel items recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.00 million current US$ in 1996.
- How does North Macedonia rank for international tourism, expenditures for travel items?
- North Macedonia ranks 120th out of 191 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures for travel items rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this North Macedonia data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 26 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries. The goods and services are purchased by, or on behalf of, the traveler or provided, without a quid pro quo, for the traveler to use or give away. These may include expenditures by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are so important as to justify a separate classification. Excluded is the international carriage of travelers, which is covered in passenger travel items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.