North Macedonia: Goods imports (current US$, BoP)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, North Macedonia's goods imports (current US$, BoP) rose 9.8% on 2024 (from US$10.63 billion to US$11.67 billion).

Across the 28 yearly changes before that (1997 to 2024), the average change was +9.2% and a typical year strayed about 15.7% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 38.3% in 2007 and the biggest yearly fall was 26.1% in 2009. 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$643.1 million a year. A straight line explains 89% 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.

A straight-line projection, tested first

Extending that straight line gives about US$13.56 billion for 2028. We show this only because the same method, fitted on earlier years, predicted 2023 to 2025 better than "no change" would have: its average miss was US$248.95 million, against US$575.63 million for assuming no change. Treat it as a continuation of the recent pattern, not a forecast of events: it cannot see a recession, a policy change or a revision to the data.

See how a linear trend forecast works and the guide on forecasting without fooling yourself.

How it compares

In 2025, North Macedonia had the 97th highest value of the 136 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

• Cyprus — 94th of 136: US$12.65 billion
• Armenia — 95th of 136: US$12.29 billion
• Zambia — 96th of 136: US$11.85 billion
• Mongolia — 98th of 136: US$11.33 billion
• Iceland — 99th of 136: US$10.44 billion
• Lao PDR — 100th of 136: US$10.18 billion

What this measures

Imports of goods occur when there are changes in the economic ownership of goods from non-residents to residents of the compiling economy, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. 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 gap-filled total.

All 30 values

Goods imports (current US$, BoP) in nearby economies

• Albania — US$8.52 billion (2025)
• Armenia — US$12.29 billion (2025)
• Austria — US$208.19 billion (2025)
• Azerbaijan — US$17.7 billion (2025)
• Belarus — US$45.93 billion (2025)
• Belgium — US$382.87 billion (2025)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — US$16.09 billion (2025)
• Bulgaria — US$58.51 billion (2025)
• Croatia — US$46.44 billion (2025)
• Cyprus — US$12.65 billion (2025)
• Czechia

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 goods imports (current US$, BoP)?

US$11.67 billion in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1996?

It is up 868.63% from US$1.21 billion in 1996 (8.14% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$11.67 billion in 2025 and the lowest US$1.2 billion in 1997.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator BM.GSR.MRCH.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF) 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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