Taxes on goods and services as share of GDP in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Taxes on goods and services as share of GDP was 12.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Taxes on goods and services as share of GDP in North Macedonia, 1993–2023
Source: UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, taxes on goods and services as share of gdp in North Macedonia stood at 12.8%.
That represents a change of up 11.4% on the previous year and up 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on goods and services as share of gdp in North Macedonia peaked at 13.1% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 7.4%, in 1993.
North Macedonia ranks 30th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Taxes on goods and services as share of GDP in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 7.4% | — |
| 1994 | 11.8% | +59.9% |
| 1995 | 10.8% | -8.2% |
| 1996 | 10.8% | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 10.2% | -5.4% |
| 1998 | 9.2% | -9.4% |
| 1999 | 9.4% | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 12.3% | +30.5% |
| 2001 | 11.3% | -8.0% |
| 2002 | 12.3% | +9.2% |
| 2003 | 12.1% | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 13.1% | +8.6% |
| 2005 | 12.6% | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 11.8% | -6.5% |
| 2007 | 12.4% | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 12.2% | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 12.0% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 12.0% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 12.4% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 11.8% | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 11.1% | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 11.6% | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 11.0% | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 11.4% | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 11.5% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 11.3% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 11.3% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 10.4% | -8.1% |
| 2021 | 11.5% | +10.7% |
| 2022 | 11.5% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 12.8% | +11.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.9% | 7.4% | 11.8% | 7 |
| 2000s | 12.2% | 11.3% | 13.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.5% | 11.0% | 12.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.6% | 10.4% | 12.8% | 4 |
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- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 14.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5695 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 5,974 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 9.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 31.12 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 326,483 current LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.3898 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on goods and services as share of gdp in North Macedonia?
- Taxes on goods and services as share of gdp in North Macedonia was 12.8% in 2023, according to UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest taxes on goods and services as share of gdp recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.1% in 2004.
- What is the lowest taxes on goods and services as share of gdp recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.4% in 1993.
- How does North Macedonia rank for taxes on goods and services as share of gdp?
- North Macedonia ranks 30th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is taxes on goods and services as share of gdp rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North Macedonia data come from?
- The figures come from UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Taxes on goods and services as share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Tax revenue on goods and services (including sales taxes, value added taxes and excise duties) divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.