Taxes on international trade in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Taxes on international trade was 4.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Taxes on international trade in North Macedonia, 2005–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes on international trade in North Macedonia is 4.3%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 49.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on international trade in North Macedonia peaked at 5.3% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 2015.
North Macedonia ranks 75th of 154 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Taxes on international trade in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 5.3% | — |
| 2006 | 5.2% | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 5.2% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 4.7% | -10.4% |
| 2009 | 4.1% | -11.6% |
| 2010 | 3.7% | -10.5% |
| 2011 | 2.8% | -22.6% |
| 2012 | 3.1% | +7.3% |
| 2013 | 3.0% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 2.9% | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 2.7% | -6.4% |
| 2016 | 2.8% | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 2.9% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 3.0% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 3.0% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 3.6% | +20.3% |
| 2021 | 3.9% | +10.1% |
| 2022 | 4.1% | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 4.1% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 4.3% | +4.1% |
North Macedonia compared with similar countries
- North Macedonia's 4.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.5%, 95% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- North Macedonia's 4.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4%, 11.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.9% | 4.1% | 5.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 2.7% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 3.6% | 4.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
- 72 Micronesia, Federated States of 4.5% compare
- 73 Morocco 4.4% compare
- 74 Uzbekistan 4.4% compare
- 76 Tajikistan 4.1% compare
- 77 Bahrain 4.1% compare
- 78 Egypt 4.1% compare
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 international trade in North Macedonia?
- Taxes on international trade in North Macedonia was 4.3% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on international trade recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.3% in 2005.
- What is the lowest taxes on international trade recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 2015.
- How does North Macedonia rank for taxes on international trade?
- North Macedonia ranks 75th out of 154 countries with data for 2024.
- Is taxes on international trade rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.6%. 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 international trade (% of revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes on international trade are taxes that become payable when goods cross the national or customs frontiers of the economic territory or when transactions in services exchange between residents and non-residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.