Kosovo vs North Macedonia

Kosovo vs North Macedonia: Inflation

Inflation in 2025: 3.9% a year in Kosovo and 4.1% a year in North Macedonia, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in North Macedonia, by 0.2 percentage points, or 1.06 times that in Kosovo.

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% a year · IMF

Kosovo vs North Macedonia: InflationInflation in 2025: 3.9% a year in Kosovo and 4.1% a year in North Macedonia, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in North Macedonia, by 0.2 percentage points, or 1.06 times that in Kosovo.
KosovoNorth MacedoniaIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • North Macedonia has been higher since 2022, when it overtook Kosovo.
  • In 2025, Kosovo ranked 61 and North Macedonia ranked 50 of 179 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Kosovo at 2% a year and North Macedonia at 2% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearKosovoNorth Macedonia
20253.94.1
20241.63.5
20234.99.4
202211.514.2
20213.43.2
20200.21.2
20192.60.7
20181.11.5
20171.51.3
20160.3-0.2
2015-0.5-0.3
20140.4-0.3
20131.82.8
20122.53.3
20117.33.9
20103.51.5
2009-2.4-0.8
20089.37.2
20074.32.8
20060.63.3
2005-1.40
2004-1.1-0.4
20031.21.1
20022.71.8
200111.75.1
2000–6.6
1999–-1.3
1998–0.5
1997–1.3
1996–2.5
1995–16.4
1994–126.6
1993–338.7
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearKosovoNorth Macedonia
20266.84
20274.54.5
20282.43.4
20292.33
20302.12.5
203122

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • How much consumer prices rose in a year, on average.
  • Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
  • The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
  • Ranks count the 179 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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