North Macedonia: Grants, excluding technical cooperation (BoP, current US$)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2023, North Macedonia's grants, excluding technical cooperation (BoP, current US$) rose 63.7% on 2022 (from US$114.77 million to US$187.93 million).

Across the 29 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2022), the average change was +77.1% and a typical year strayed about 322.3% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 standard deviations below 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 1,665% in 1994 and the biggest yearly fall was 69.8% in 1995. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2014 to 2023 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 4% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

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

How it compares

In 2023, North Macedonia had the 81st 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 2023 ranking

• Thailand — 78th of 136: US$203.79 million
• Solomon Islands — 79th of 136: US$191.86 million
• Uzbekistan — 80th of 136: US$190.05 million
• Mongolia — 82nd of 136: US$185.43 million
• Angola — 83rd of 136: US$184.93 million
• Bolivia — 84th of 136: US$182.18 million

What this measures

Grants are transfers made in cash, goods or services for which no repayment is required. For ODA reporting purposes, they also include forgiveness of non-military debt, support to non-governmental organisations, certain interest subsidies, and certain costs incurred in the implementation of aid. Grants to multilateral agencies intended to soften the terms of the latter’s lending are a direct resource outflow and should also be recorded as ODA grants. For OOF reporting purposes, grants for commercial purposes such as subsidies to national private investors, and grants to forgive military debt, are also included. Grant-like flows are assimilated to grants. They comprise a) loans for which the service payments are to be made into an account in the borrowing country and used in the borrowing country for its own benefit, and b) provision of commodities for sale in the recipient’s currency the proceeds of which are used in the recipient country for its own benefit. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

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

All 31 values

Grants, excluding technical cooperation (BoP, current US$) in nearby economies

• Albania — US$268.5 million (2023)
• Armenia — US$208.58 million (2023)
• Azerbaijan — US$89.48 million (2023)
• Belarus — US$96.42 million (2023)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — US$287.55 million (2023)
• Georgia — US$293.39 million (2023)
• Kazakhstan — US$81.71 million (2023)
• Kosovo — US$290.9 million (2023)
• Kyrgyz Republic — US$302.42 million (2023)

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 grants, excluding technical cooperation (BoP, current US$)?

US$187.93 million in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1993?

It is up 5,612% from US$3.29 million in 1993 (14.44% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$187.93 million in 2023 and the lowest US$3.29 million in 1993.

How does North Macedonia rank?

81st highest of 136 economies with data for 2023.

Is the latest change in grants, excluding technical cooperation (BoP, current US$) unusual for North Macedonia?

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator BX.GRT.EXTA.CD.WD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: DAC2A: Aid (ODA) disbursements to countries and regions, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), uri: DSD_DAC2@DF_DAC2A, note: Development Assistance Committee of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Geographical Distribution of Financial Flows, Developm… 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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