Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South was 1.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South in North Macedonia, 1993–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
North Macedonia recorded 1.3% for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in south in 2023. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of up 52.2% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in south in North Macedonia peaked at 1.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1993.
North Macedonia ranks 142nd of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.0% | — |
| 1994 | 0.2% | +654.4% |
| 1995 | 0.2% | +41.0% |
| 1996 | 0.3% | +52.2% |
| 1997 | 0.3% | -20.9% |
| 1998 | 0.4% | +68.6% |
| 1999 | 0.4% | -9.0% |
| 2000 | 0.3% | -26.4% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | +31.1% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | -16.1% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | +52.0% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | +10.5% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | +23.2% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | +15.5% |
| 2013 | 1.3% | +32.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | -31.5% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | +10.6% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | -8.5% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | -14.6% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | +27.3% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | -14.6% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | -7.3% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | +8.1% |
| 2023 | 1.3% | +52.2% |
North Macedonia compared with similar countries
- North Macedonia's 1.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.0%, 64% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- North Macedonia's 1.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.3%, 1.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +654.4% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
- 139 Turkmenistan 1.3% compare
- 140 Serbia 1.3% compare
- 141 Costa Rica 1.3% compare
- 143 Switzerland 1.3% compare
- 144 French Polynesia 1.3% compare
- 145 Brunei 1.3% 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 merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in south in North Macedonia?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in south in North Macedonia was 1.3% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in south recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in south recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1993.
- How does North Macedonia rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in south?
- North Macedonia ranks 142nd out of 205 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in south rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North Macedonia data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the South Asia region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.