North Macedonia: Gross national expenditure (constant LCU)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, North Macedonia's gross national expenditure (constant LCU) rose 4.1% on 2024 (from 612.63 billion to 637.46 billion).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +3.1% and a typical year strayed about 3.6% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 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 8.8% in 2008 and the biggest yearly fall was 11.9% 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 11.28 billion a year. A straight line explains 87% 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 76th highest value of the 123 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

• Switzerland — 73rd of 123: 746.75 billion
• Haiti — 74th of 123: 736.17 billion
• Romania — 75th of 123: 640.57 billion
• Djibouti — 77th of 123: 636.95 billion
• Peru — 78th of 123: 629.75 billion
• Comoros — 79th of 123: 608.13 billion

What this measures

Gross national expenditure is the sum of household final consumption expenditure, general government final consumption expenditure, and gross capital formation. This indicator is expressed in constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment varies by country. This series is expressed in local currency units.

All 36 values

Gross national expenditure (constant LCU) in nearby economies

• Albania — 2.29 trillion (2024)
• Armenia — 8.03 trillion (2025)
• Austria — 398.74 billion (2025)
• Belarus — 224.02 billion (2025)
• Belgium — 518.39 billion (2025)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — 52.55 billion (2025)
• Bulgaria — 75.7 billion (2025)
• Croatia — 73.57 billion (2025)
• Cyprus — 29 billion (2025)
• Czechia — 6.1 trillion (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 gross national expenditure (constant LCU)?

637.46 billion in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1990?

It is up 134.73% from 271.58 billion in 1990 (2.47% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 637.46 billion in 2025 and the lowest 220.98 billion in 1992.

How does North Macedonia rank?

76th highest of 123 economies with data for 2025.

Is the latest change in gross national expenditure (constant LCU) unusual for North Macedonia?

In 2025, North Macedonia's gross national expenditure (constant LCU) rose 4.1% on 2024 (from 612.63 billion to 637.46 billion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +3.1% and a typical year strayed about 3.6% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NE.DAB.TOTL.KN, 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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