North Macedonia: GDP per capita (current US$)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, North Macedonia's GDP per capita (current US$) rose US$1,198 on 2024 (from US$9,292 to US$10,490).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +US$250.18 and a typical year strayed about US$417.86 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.3 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$1,198 in 2025 and the biggest yearly fall was US$1,203 in 1992. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is upward, about US$489.72 a year. A straight line explains 92% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2025, North Macedonia had the 81st highest value of the 186 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to North Macedonia in the 2025 ranking

• Dominican Republic — 78th of 186: US$11,059
• Dominica — 79th of 186: US$10,989
• Brazil — 80th of 186: US$10,713
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — 82nd of 186: US$10,382
• Belarus — 83rd of 186: US$10,279
• Georgia — 84th of 186: US$9,692

What this measures

Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 36 values

GDP per capita (current US$) in nearby economies

• Albania — US$12,998 (2025)
• Andorra — US$54,292 (2025)
• Armenia — US$9,474 (2025)
• Austria — US$62,930 (2025)
• Azerbaijan — US$7,411 (2025)
• Belarus — US$10,279 (2025)
• Belgium — US$60,750 (2025)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — US$10,382 (2025)
• Bulgaria — US$20,328 (2025)
• Channel Islands — US$74,586 (2023)
• Croatia — US$27,104 (2025)

More economic policy & debt data for North Macedonia

• Adjusted savings, education expenditure (% of GNI) — 3.27% (2021)
• Adjusted savings, mineral depletion (current US$) — US$0 (2021)
• General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$3.13 billion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 171.08 billion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) — US$1.83 billion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) — 69.05 billion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) — 16.39% (2025)
• Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita, PPP (constant 2021 international $)

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Questions people ask

What is North Macedonia's GDP per capita (current US$)?

US$10,490 in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1990?

It is up 360.63% from US$2,277 in 1990 (4.46% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$10,490 in 2025 and the lowest US$1,199 in 1992.

How does North Macedonia rank?

81st highest of 186 economies with data for 2025.

Is the latest change in GDP per capita (current US$) unusual for North Macedonia?

In 2025, North Macedonia's GDP per capita (current US$) rose US$1,198 on 2024 (from US$9,292 to US$10,490). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +US$250.18 and a typical year strayed about US$417.86 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.3 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.GDP.PCAP.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks; National Accounts data files, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); Staff estimates, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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