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North Macedonia · data for latest available · data as of 26 October 2026 · printed 27 Oct 2026
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North Macedonia

Europe & Central Asia Capital Skopje Upper middle income Nation age 35 years (since 1991) i MKD · MK
NationsTree Index 2025 i46.7102nd of 196 Tree height 2025 i4.3 msee ranking Military strength i38percentile
Population i1.8 m151st of 217 Area i25,713 km²146th of 216 GDP i$19.10 bn136th of 210 GDP (PPP) i$51.04 bn intl.133rd of 199 GDP per person (PPP) i$28,029 intl.86th of 199 Life expectancy i76.6 years89th of 217
Index pillars
Foundations · roots i55
Strength · trunk i38
Quality of life · crown i53
Problems (higher = fewer) · dry branches i42
Direction (5-year change) · new shoots i37
CSV

In short

North Macedonia is 102nd of 196 countries in the NationsTree Index, with a score of 46.7 out of 100; its tree is 4.3 m tall.

It has 1.8 million people and an economy of $51.04 bn at purchasing power parity, 133rd of 199 in the world.

Its strongest positions: Access to electricity (1st of 215), Under-5 mortality (17th of 196) and Hospital beds (27th of 145).

Its weakest positions: Safely managed sanitation (138th of 144), Unemployment (164th of 187) and Inflation (127th of 180).

Over five years it fell from 76th to 102nd in the index.

All data

Data as of 26 October 2026

Latest available value for each indicator, with its year. World rank is among countries with recent data (last 5 years of the series).

Land & people

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Surface area ikm² 25,713 146th/216
Land area ikm² 25,220 145th/216
Population ipeople 1.8 m 151st/217
Population growth i% -0.19% 190th/217
Population density ipeople/km² 72.3 134th/216
Urban population i% 62.9% 116th/217
Population aged 0–14 i% 16.5% 159th/217
Population aged 65+ i% 18.5% 44th/217

Economy

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GDP iUSD $19.10 bn 136th/210
GDP (PPP) iintl. USD $51.04 bn 133rd/199
Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) iintl. USD 2021 $45.70 bn 132nd/199
GDP per person iUSD $10,490 102nd/210
GDP per person (PPP) iintl. USD $28,029 86th/199
GNI per person (Atlas) iUSD $9,490 96th/201
GDP growth i% 3.5% 99th/210
Inflation i% 4.1% 127th/180
Unemployment i% 12.3% 164th/187
General government gross debt i% of GDP 52.6% 92nd/189
Government budget balance i% of GDP -4.0% 133rd/192

Main industries

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Agriculture, forestry, fishing i% of GDP 6.0% 100th/197
Industry incl. construction i% of GDP 24.1% 94th/200
Manufacturing i% of GDP 14.3% 51st/192
Services i% of GDP 57.0% 109th/200

Trade

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Exports of goods & services iUSD $11.39 bn 108th/182
Imports of goods & services iUSD $14.02 bn 108th/182
Exports i% of GDP 59.6% 38th/183
Imports i% of GDP 73.4% 28th/183
Trade openness i% of GDP 133.0% 32nd/183
Fuel exports i% of merchandise exports 2.8% 89th/170
Manufactures exports i% of merchandise exports 80.3% 19th/171
Food exports i% of merchandise exports 11.8% 107th/171
Ores & metals exports i% of merchandise exports 4.4% 69th/171
High-tech exports i% of manufactured exports 6.4% 88th/168
Current account balance i% of GDP -4.4% 137th/191
Foreign direct investment, inflows i% of GDP 3.5% 61st/196

Natural resources

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Natural resource rents i% of GDP 0.1% 152nd/209
Oil rents i% of GDP 0.00% 120th/197
Natural gas rents i% of GDP 0.00% 100th/197
Coal rents i% of GDP 0.01% 53rd/195
Mineral rents i% of GDP 0.00% 91st/209
Forest rents i% of GDP 0.13% 107th/209
Arable land i% of land area 16.2% 68th/206
Renewable freshwater per person im³ 2,948 85th/183

Tourism

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International tourist arrivals iarrivals 118,000 162nd/194
Tourism receipts iUSD $253.0 m 111th/175
Tourism receipts i% of exports 3.5% 96th/168

Society & health

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Life expectancy iyears 76.6 89th/217
Under-5 mortality iper 1,000 births 2.8 17th/196
Physicians iper 1,000 people 2.94 61st/174
Hospital beds iper 1,000 people 4.7 27th/145
DPT immunization i% of children 12–23 months 89% 110th/193
Completed lower secondary, 25+ i% of adults 69.0% 85th/153
Secondary enrolment i% gross 90.1% 104th/173
Old-age dependency ratio i% of working-age population 28.5% 44th/217
Health spending i% of GDP 7.4% 77th/193
Adult literacy i% 96.1%2002
Tertiary enrolment i% gross 55.0% 69th/150
Human Development Index iindex 0–1 0.815 68th/193
Income inequality (Gini) iindex 33.52019
Extreme poverty i% of population 3.9%2019

Infrastructure & digital

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Access to electricity i% of population 100.0% 1st/215
Safely managed drinking water i% of population 80.8% 74th/150
Safely managed sanitation i% of population 12.1% 138th/144
Internet users i% of population 93.1% 40th/186
Mobile subscriptions iper 100 people 108 123rd/210
Fixed broadband iper 100 people 29.9 58th/208
Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) iscore 1–5 3.00 54th/164
Rail lines iroute-km 683 72nd/82
Air passengers carried ipassengers 86,8682009

Environment & energy

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CO₂ emissions per person it CO₂e 4.00 133rd/203
Renewable energy i% of final energy use 19.5% 109th/212
Air pollution (PM2.5) iµg/m³ 21.8 127th/200
Forest area i% of land area 40.8% 77th/214
Energy use per person ikg oil eq. 1,388 80th/149

Institutions & safety

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Government effectiveness iscore 0–100 56.4 89th/205
Control of corruption iscore 0–100 42.0 115th/207
Rule of law iscore 0–100 56.3 108th/207
Political stability iscore 0–100 72.2 86th/207
Regulatory quality iscore 0–100 63.3 57th/205
Voice & accountability iscore 0–100 61.3 92nd/205
Homicide rate iper 100,000 1.5 58th/145

Military

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Military expenditure iUSD $374.8 m 112th/156
Military expenditure i% of GDP 2.0% 66th/156
Military expenditure i% of government spending 5.1% 78th/154
Armed forces personnel ipeople 16,000 113th/170
Armed forces personnel i% of labour force 2.00% 28th/168
Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 9.0 m 111th/163
Arms exports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 59.0 m 31st/65

Science & innovation

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R&D spending i% of GDP 0.37% 69th/110
Patent applications by residents iapplications 25 89th/137
Scientific articles iarticles 499 99th/197

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Sources

Figures on this page come from: World Bank — World Development Indicators, International Monetary Fund — World Economic Outlook (DataMapper), Global Change Data Lab (Our World in Data) — Our World in Data, World Bank — Worldwide Governance Indicators . Nation age: Wikidata P571 (inception) (source). Every value is stored with its year and source series; see Sources & licences and Methodology.

Cite as: NationsTree (2026). North Macedonia — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/north-macedonia. Data as of 26 October 2026.

All figures come from official statistics published by public institutions (World Bank WDI and WGI, compiling UN agencies, IMF, WHO and national statistical offices). Each value carries its year; ranks are positions among countries with data.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). North Macedonia — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/north-macedonia. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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