Starting a business - Score in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Starting a business - Score was 88.62 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Starting a business - Score in North Macedonia, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
North Macedonia recorded 88.62 for starting a business - score in 2019.
The figure is up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business - score in North Macedonia peaked at 90.26 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 54.09, in 2005.
North Macedonia ranks 79th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Starting a business - Score in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 58.19 | — |
| 2004 | 58.46 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 54.09 | -7.5% |
| 2006 | 66.92 | +23.7% |
| 2007 | 76.18 | +13.8% |
| 2008 | 80.97 | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 86.79 | +7.2% |
| 2010 | 88.52 | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 88.52 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 90.26 | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 88.78 | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 88.98 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 88.98 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 88.99 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 88.58 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 88.59 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 88.62 | +0.0% |
North Macedonia compared with similar countries
- North Macedonia's 88.62 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 86.74, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- North Macedonia's 88.62 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 92.32, 96% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 68.8 | 54.09 | 86.79 | 7 |
| 2010s | 88.88 | 88.52 | 90.26 | 10 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
- 76 Liberia 88.94 compare
- 77 Luxembourg 88.83 compare
- 78 Turkey 88.79 compare
- 80 Trinidad and Tobago 88.58 compare
- 81 Madagascar 88.46 compare
- 82 Switzerland 88.44 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 starting a business - score in North Macedonia?
- Starting a business - score in North Macedonia was 88.62 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business - score recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 90.26 in 2012.
- What is the lowest starting a business - score recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.09 in 2005.
- How does North Macedonia rank for starting a business - score?
- North Macedonia ranks 79th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business - score rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North Macedonia data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Starting a business - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The score for starting a business is the simple average of the scores for each of the component indicators: the procedures, time and cost for an entrepreneur to start and formally operate a business, as well as the paid-in minimum capital requirement.