Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Travel services (% of commercial service imports) was 20.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Travel services in North Macedonia, 1996–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
In 2025, travel services in North Macedonia stood at 20.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 46.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in North Macedonia peaked at 20.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.8%, in 1996.
That places North Macedonia 95th out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 8.8% | — |
| 1997 | 9.4% | +7.7% |
| 1998 | 15.5% | +64.4% |
| 1999 | 14.0% | -9.7% |
| 2000 | 13.0% | -6.8% |
| 2001 | 15.1% | +16.0% |
| 2002 | 16.5% | +9.3% |
| 2003 | 13.0% | -21.3% |
| 2004 | 11.4% | -12.5% |
| 2005 | 11.8% | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 13.1% | +10.9% |
| 2007 | 14.0% | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 14.5% | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 12.8% | -11.8% |
| 2010 | 11.8% | -7.5% |
| 2011 | 12.3% | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 11.8% | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 13.0% | +9.8% |
| 2014 | 12.5% | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 14.2% | +14.2% |
| 2016 | 15.8% | +11.4% |
| 2017 | 17.6% | +10.9% |
| 2018 | 18.5% | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 19.9% | +7.3% |
| 2020 | 12.9% | -35.2% |
| 2021 | 15.6% | +21.3% |
| 2022 | 19.9% | +27.6% |
| 2023 | 20.7% | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 20.9% | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 20.8% | -0.6% |
North Macedonia compared with similar countries
- North Macedonia's 20.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23.2%, 90% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- North Macedonia's 20.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 21.8%, 95% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.9% | 8.8% | 15.5% | 4 |
| 2000s | 13.5% | 11.4% | 16.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.7% | 11.8% | 19.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.5% | 12.9% | 20.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
- 92 Uruguay 21.2% compare
- 93 Dominican Republic 21.2% compare
- 94 South Sudan 21.2% compare
- 96 Marshall Islands 20.3% compare
- 97 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 20.2% compare
- 98 Cambodia 20.2% compare
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 travel services in North Macedonia?
- Travel services in North Macedonia was 20.8% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 20.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.8% in 1996.
- How does North Macedonia rank for travel services?
- North Macedonia ranks 95th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North Macedonia data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Travel services (% of commercial service imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.