Travel services in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Travel services was 19.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Travel services in North Macedonia, 1996–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of service exports, BoP.
Analysis
North Macedonia recorded 19.1% for travel services in 2025.
The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in North Macedonia peaked at 21.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 1998.
North Macedonia ranks 141st of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Travel services in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | % of service exports, BoP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 7.7% | — |
| 1997 | 7.3% | -5.3% |
| 1998 | 5.4% | -26.8% |
| 1999 | 10.0% | +86.5% |
| 2000 | 8.5% | -14.9% |
| 2001 | 6.3% | -25.8% |
| 2002 | 10.0% | +58.0% |
| 2003 | 10.6% | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 11.6% | +9.4% |
| 2005 | 13.0% | +12.8% |
| 2006 | 17.0% | +30.8% |
| 2007 | 17.6% | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 18.1% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 19.7% | +8.9% |
| 2010 | 19.9% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 16.5% | -17.2% |
| 2012 | 17.1% | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 17.4% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 17.0% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 17.3% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 18.2% | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 20.1% | +10.4% |
| 2018 | 20.5% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 21.8% | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 15.2% | -30.1% |
| 2021 | 18.7% | +22.5% |
| 2022 | 19.8% | +6.0% |
| 2023 | 20.9% | +5.7% |
| 2024 | 19.7% | -5.6% |
| 2025 | 19.1% | -3.2% |
North Macedonia compared with similar countries
- North Macedonia's 19.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 48.1%, 40% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- North Macedonia's 19.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20.5%, 93% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Travel services in North Macedonia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +86.5% | 5.4% | 10.0% |
| 2002 | +58.0% | 6.3% | 10.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.6% | 5.4% | 10.0% | 4 |
| 2000s | 13.2% | 6.3% | 19.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.6% | 16.5% | 21.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.9% | 15.2% | 20.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
- 138 Faroe Islands 19.9% compare
- 139 Russian Federation 19.3% compare
- 140 Brazil 19.2% compare
- 142 Serbia 19.0% compare
- 143 Tajikistan 18.6% compare
- 144 Mozambique 18.1% 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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 400.07 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0209 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 219.71 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 675.78 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -36.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0354 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 371.12 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 10.51 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in North Macedonia?
- Travel services in North Macedonia was 19.1% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 21.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 1998.
- How does North Macedonia rank for travel services?
- North Macedonia ranks 141st out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North Macedonia data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Travel services (% of service exports, BoP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are services provided by residents to non-residents.