Taxes on goods and services in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Taxes on goods and services was 14.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Taxes on goods and services in North Macedonia, 2005–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % value added of industry and services.
Analysis
In 2024, taxes on goods and services in North Macedonia stood at 14.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.2% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on goods and services in North Macedonia peaked at 17.4% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 13.5%, in 2020.
That places North Macedonia 27th out of 154 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Taxes on goods and services in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | % value added of industry and services | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 17.2% | — |
| 2006 | 16.1% | -6.6% |
| 2007 | 17.4% | +8.2% |
| 2008 | 16.3% | -6.4% |
| 2009 | 15.8% | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 15.8% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 16.2% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 15.2% | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 15.0% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 15.7% | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 14.8% | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 15.3% | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 15.2% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 15.0% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 14.9% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 13.5% | -9.5% |
| 2021 | 15.0% | +10.9% |
| 2022 | 14.6% | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 13.9% | -4.9% |
| 2024 | 14.9% | +7.2% |
North Macedonia compared with similar countries
- North Macedonia's 14.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.8%, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- North Macedonia's 14.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 13.0%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.6% | 15.8% | 17.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 15.3% | 14.8% | 16.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.4% | 13.5% | 15.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
More public sector data for North Macedonia
- Arms imports 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.5481 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -80 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 193.87 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0209 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 32.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 353.69 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 198.25 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on goods and services in North Macedonia?
- Taxes on goods and services in North Macedonia was 14.9% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on goods and services recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 17.4% in 2007.
- What is the lowest taxes on goods and services recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.5% in 2020.
- How does North Macedonia rank for taxes on goods and services?
- North Macedonia ranks 27th out of 154 countries with data for 2024.
- Is taxes on goods and services rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North Macedonia data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Taxes on goods and services (% value added of industry and services). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
General taxes on goods and services are taxes levied on the production, leasing, delivery, sale, purchase or other change of ownership of a wide range of goods and the provision of a wide range of services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of value added in industry and services which is the contribution to the economy by industries in ISIC (Rev. 3) divisions 05-43 and 50-99.