North Macedonia: Other expense (% of expense)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2023, North Macedonia's other expense (% of expense) rose 5.2 percentage points on 2022 (from 3.16% to 8.36%).

Across the 17 yearly changes before that (2006 to 2022), the average change was +0.03 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.23 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 4.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 5.2 percentage points in 2023 and the biggest yearly fall was 2.39 percentage points in 2012. 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 the straight-line trend is upward, about 0.45 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 50% 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 2023, North Macedonia had the 30th highest value of the 77 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

• Morocco — 27th of 77: 9.31%
• United States — 28th of 77: 8.99%
• Dominican Republic — 29th of 77: 8.58%
• Estonia — 31st of 77: 8.22%
• Colombia — 32nd of 77: 8.19%
• Uruguay — 33rd of 77: 7.87%

What this measures

Other expense is spending on dividends, rent, and other miscellaneous expenses, including provision for consumption of fixed capital. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.

Limitations: For most countries central government finance data have been consolidated into one account, but for others only budgetary central government accounts are available. Countries reporting budgetary data are noted in the country metadata. Because budgetary accounts may not include all central government units (such as social security funds), they usually provide an incomplete picture. In federal states the central government accounts provide an incomplete view of total public finance. Data on government revenue and expense are collected by the IMF through questionnaires to member countries and by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

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

All 19 values

Other expense (% of expense) in nearby economies

• Albania — 4.26% (2023)
• Armenia — 17.09% (2023)
• Austria — 7.13% (2023)
• Azerbaijan — 0.02% (2021)
• Belarus — 2.91% (2023)
• Belgium — 1.12% (2022)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — 5.73% (2023)
• Bulgaria — 4.12% (2023)
• Croatia — 11.32% (2023)
• Cyprus — 12.95% (2023)
• Czechia — 9.12% (2022)

More public sector data for North Macedonia

• Military expenditure (current USD) — 374.75 million (2025)
• Military expenditure (current LCU) — 20.45 billion (2025)
• Military expenditure (% of GDP) — 1.97% (2025)
• Armed forces personnel, total — 16,000 (2020)
• Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force) — 2% (2020)
• Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) — 5.13% (2025)
• Intentional homicides, female (per 100,000 female) — 0.96 (2023)
• Intentional homicides, male (per 100,000 male) — 2.13 (2023)
• Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people) — 1.53 (2023)

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Questions people ask

What is North Macedonia's other expense (% of expense)?

8.36% in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2005?

It is up 5.68 percentage points from 2.68% in 2005. The highest value was 8.36% in 2023 and the lowest 0.87% in 2012.

How does North Macedonia rank?

30th highest of 77 economies with data for 2023.

Is the latest change in other expense (% of expense) unusual for North Macedonia?

In 2023, North Macedonia's other expense (% of expense) rose 5.2 percentage points on 2022 (from 3.16% to 8.36%). Across the 17 yearly changes before that (2006 to 2022), the average change was +0.03 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.23 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 4.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator GC.XPN.OTHR.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Government Finance 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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