Travel services in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Travel services was 20.1% 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 imports, BoP.
Analysis
North Macedonia recorded 20.1% for travel services in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and up 43.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in North Macedonia peaked at 20.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.5%, in 1996.
North Macedonia ranks 98th 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 imports, BoP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 8.5% | — |
| 1997 | 9.2% | +8.4% |
| 1998 | 14.9% | +62.3% |
| 1999 | 13.5% | -9.4% |
| 2000 | 12.6% | -6.6% |
| 2001 | 14.5% | +14.9% |
| 2002 | 16.1% | +10.5% |
| 2003 | 12.4% | -22.5% |
| 2004 | 10.9% | -12.6% |
| 2005 | 11.4% | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 12.5% | +9.9% |
| 2007 | 13.3% | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 13.9% | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 12.2% | -11.9% |
| 2010 | 11.3% | -7.9% |
| 2011 | 11.8% | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 11.4% | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 12.6% | +10.2% |
| 2014 | 12.2% | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 14.0% | +15.0% |
| 2016 | 15.5% | +11.2% |
| 2017 | 17.3% | +11.1% |
| 2018 | 18.3% | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 19.6% | +7.3% |
| 2020 | 12.5% | -36.3% |
| 2021 | 15.0% | +20.0% |
| 2022 | 19.0% | +26.8% |
| 2023 | 20.3% | +7.1% |
| 2024 | 20.6% | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 20.1% | -2.4% |
North Macedonia compared with similar countries
- North Macedonia's 20.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 22.9%, 88% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- North Macedonia's 20.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20.5%, 98% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.5% | 8.5% | 14.9% | 4 |
| 2000s | 13.0% | 10.9% | 16.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.4% | 11.3% | 19.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.9% | 12.5% | 20.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
- 95 Dominican Republic 20.5% compare
- 96 Marshall Islands 20.3% compare
- 97 Slovakia 20.1% compare
- 99 Cambodia 20.0% compare
- 100 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 19.9% compare
- 101 Korea 19.3% 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 20.1% 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 20.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.5% in 1996.
- How does North Macedonia rank for travel services?
- North Macedonia ranks 98th 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 43.6%. 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 imports, 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 imports which are services provided by non-residents to residents.