Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) was 64.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Medium and high-tech exports in North Macedonia, 1990–2024
Source: Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % manufactured exports.
Analysis
In 2024, medium and high-tech exports in North Macedonia stood at 64.0%.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medium and high-tech exports in North Macedonia peaked at 66.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 16.0%, in 2000.
That places North Macedonia 22nd out of 153 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | % manufactured exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 33.7% | — |
| 1991 | 33.7% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 33.7% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 33.7% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 33.7% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 36.9% | +9.6% |
| 1996 | 28.5% | -22.7% |
| 1997 | 27.5% | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 23.4% | -14.9% |
| 1999 | 19.7% | -15.9% |
| 2000 | 16.0% | -18.4% |
| 2001 | 17.7% | +10.2% |
| 2002 | 19.5% | +10.5% |
| 2003 | 19.6% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 20.3% | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 20.1% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 22.2% | +10.1% |
| 2007 | 29.3% | +32.2% |
| 2008 | 24.2% | -17.5% |
| 2009 | 21.4% | -11.3% |
| 2010 | 31.4% | +46.6% |
| 2011 | 40.0% | +27.4% |
| 2012 | 43.0% | +7.3% |
| 2013 | 48.1% | +11.9% |
| 2014 | 55.0% | +14.4% |
| 2015 | 58.6% | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 59.4% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 59.5% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 62.3% | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 65.0% | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 65.4% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 66.1% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 64.9% | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 66.0% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 64.0% | -3.0% |
North Macedonia compared with similar countries
- North Macedonia's 64.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 32.9%, 1.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- North Macedonia's 64.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 49.2%, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) in North Macedonia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +46.6% | 21.4% | 31.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.4% | 19.7% | 36.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.0% | 16.0% | 29.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.2% | 31.4% | 65.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.3% | 64.0% | 66.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
More private sector data for North Macedonia
- Merchandise trade 115.8% (2025)
- Food imports 12.0% (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medium and high-tech exports in North Macedonia?
- Medium and high-tech exports in North Macedonia was 64.0% in 2024, according to Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest medium and high-tech exports recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 66.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest medium and high-tech exports recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.0% in 2000.
- How does North Macedonia rank for medium and high-tech exports?
- North Macedonia ranks 22nd out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is medium and high-tech exports rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North Macedonia data come from?
- The figures come from Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), published as part of Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of medium and high-tech manufactured exports in total manufactured exports.