External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.7573 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in North Macedonia, 1993–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in North Macedonia is 0.7573 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.1% on the previous year and up 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in North Macedonia peaked at 0.8354 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.2567 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1995.
North Macedonia ranks 19th of 122 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.3727 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1994 | 0.2906 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -22.0% |
| 1995 | 0.2567 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.7% |
| 1996 | 0.3733 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +45.4% |
| 1997 | 0.3148 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.7% |
| 1998 | 0.3953 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +25.6% |
| 1999 | 0.3747 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.2% |
| 2000 | 0.3917 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 0.403 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 0.4122 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.3774 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.4% |
| 2004 | 0.4965 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +31.6% |
| 2005 | 0.4758 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 0.48 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.4991 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4334 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.2% |
| 2009 | 0.5543 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +27.9% |
| 2010 | 0.544 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.5701 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 0.6609 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.9% |
| 2013 | 0.5869 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.2% |
| 2014 | 0.5888 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.655 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.2% |
| 2016 | 0.6901 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 0.7455 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.0% |
| 2018 | 0.6789 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.9% |
| 2019 | 0.7047 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 0.8233 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.8% |
| 2021 | 0.7765 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 0.8354 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.6% |
| 2023 | 0.7896 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.5% |
| 2024 | 0.7573 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.1% |
North Macedonia compared with similar countries
- North Macedonia's 0.7573 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4626 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.6× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- North Macedonia's 0.7573 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5482 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.4× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3397 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2567 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3953 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.4523 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3774 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5543 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6425 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.544 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.7455 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7964 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.7573 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.8354 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
- 16 Jordan 0.8012 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 17 Tunisia 0.787 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 18 Nicaragua 0.7865 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 20 Lesotho 0.7415 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 21 Georgia 0.736 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 22 El Salvador 0.7157 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for North Macedonia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.63 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -77.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 0.1524 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -78.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 0.1113 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -4.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0246 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in North Macedonia?
- External debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in North Macedonia was 0.7573 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8354 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2022.
- What is the lowest external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2567 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1995.
- How does North Macedonia rank for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?
- North Macedonia ranks 19th out of 122 countries with data for 2024.
- Is external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North Macedonia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.