Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP was 3.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in North Macedonia, 1996–2024
Source: UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in North Macedonia stood at 3.7%.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and up 42.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in North Macedonia peaked at 3.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1997.
That places North Macedonia 76th out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.8% | — |
| 1997 | 0.7% | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.8% | +7.5% |
| 1999 | 2.1% | +159.9% |
| 2000 | 2.3% | +12.6% |
| 2001 | 1.3% | -43.4% |
| 2002 | 1.4% | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 1.7% | +27.0% |
| 2004 | 1.8% | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 1.9% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 2.3% | +22.7% |
| 2007 | 2.6% | +15.5% |
| 2008 | 2.6% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 2.5% | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 2.1% | -14.3% |
| 2011 | 2.3% | +9.0% |
| 2012 | 2.4% | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 2.5% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 2.6% | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 2.7% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 2.7% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 2.9% | +10.4% |
| 2018 | 3.1% | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 3.2% | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 2.0% | -35.6% |
| 2021 | 2.8% | +34.7% |
| 2022 | 3.5% | +25.7% |
| 2023 | 3.8% | +9.6% |
| 2024 | 3.7% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.1% | 0.7% | 2.1% | 4 |
| 2000s | 2.0% | 1.3% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 2.1% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.2% | 2.0% | 3.8% | 5 |
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- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 6.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 35.87 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 376,255 current LCU per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 2.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.4847 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 5,084 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 12.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.8202 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in North Macedonia?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in North Macedonia was 3.7% in 2024, according to UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1997.
- How does North Macedonia rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp?
- North Macedonia ranks 76th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North Macedonia data come from?
- The figures come from UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Money received by the destination country from foreign visitors, including spending on accommodation, food, transport, entertainment, shopping, and fares paid to the country’s own airlines, as a share of, as a share of GDP.