Capital spending, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in North Macedonia

North Macedonia: Capital spending, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on was 0.5441 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.5441
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
48th
of 78 countries
All-time high
0.7722
in 2007
All-time low
0.5441
in 2020
Years of data
10
2006–2020

Capital spending, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in North Macedonia, 2006–2020

00.20.40.60.82006201320202006: 0.7162007: 0.7722013: 0.7082014: 0.732015: 0.7392016: 0.662017: 0.6982018: 0.5972019: 0.552020: 0.544

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

North Macedonia recorded 0.5441 for capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 29.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in North Macedonia peaked at 0.7722 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.5441, in 2020.

North Macedonia ranks 48th of 78 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.

Capital spending, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in North Macedonia, year by year

Annual values for Capital spending, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government) in North Macedonia, 2006 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2006 0.7158
2007 0.7722 +7.9%
2013 0.7077 -8.4%
2014 0.7296 +3.1%
2015 0.7394 +1.3%
2016 0.6605 -10.7%
2017 0.6977 +5.6%
2018 0.5974 -14.4%
2019 0.55 -7.9%
2020 0.5441 -1.1%

North Macedonia compared with similar countries

  • North Macedonia's 0.5441 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6258, 87% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
  • North Macedonia's 0.5441 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5683, 96% of the median. (45 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.744 0.7158 0.7722 2
2010s 0.6689 0.55 0.7394 7
2020s 0.5441 0.5441 0.5441 1

Countries ranked near North Macedonia

  1. 45 Denmark 0.554 compare
  2. 46 Estonia 0.5472 compare
  3. 47 El Salvador 0.5443 compare
  4. 49 Switzerland 0.5375 compare
  5. 50 Slovakia 0.5262 compare
  6. 51 Colombia 0.5226 compare

See the full ranking of 78 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in North Macedonia?
Capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in North Macedonia was 0.5441 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in North Macedonia?
The highest recorded value was 0.7722 in 2007.
What is the lowest capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in North Macedonia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5441 in 2020.
How does North Macedonia rank for capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
North Macedonia ranks 48th out of 78 countries with data for 2020.
Is capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in North Macedonia?
Over the last ten years it is down 29.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this North Macedonia data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Capital spending, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Capital spending, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government)
Source
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Coverage
78 places, 1,624 data points, 1972–2020
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