North Macedonia
Government debt in North Macedonia
Government debt in North Macedonia: 29.8% of GDP in 1999 and 52.6% of GDP in 2025, by IMF estimates.
- Latest, 2025
- 52.6% of GDP
- Since 1999
- +22.8 percentage points
- Rank, 2025
- 77 of 149
- counting from the highest
- Projected, 2031
- 56% of GDP
- IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)
% of GDP · IMF
What the numbers say
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 56% of GDP in 2031.
- The highest was 54% of GDP in 2024, the lowest 20.4% of GDP in 2008.
Every year
% of GDP · IMF
| Year | North Macedonia |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 52.6 |
| 2024 | 54 |
| 2023 | 50.6 |
| 2022 | 50.9 |
| 2021 | 52.8 |
| 2020 | 50.8 |
| 2019 | 40.5 |
| 2018 | 40.4 |
| 2017 | 39.4 |
| 2016 | 39.8 |
| 2015 | 38 |
| 2014 | 38.1 |
| 2013 | 34.1 |
| 2012 | 33.7 |
| 2011 | 27.7 |
| 2010 | 24.3 |
| 2009 | 23.8 |
| 2008 | 20.4 |
| 2007 | 23.5 |
| 2006 | 30.6 |
| 2005 | 36.7 |
| 2004 | 34.6 |
| 2003 | 36.5 |
| 2002 | 40.5 |
| 2001 | 45.2 |
| 2000 | 45.6 |
| 1999 | 29.8 |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | North Macedonia |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 53.8 |
| 2027 | 54.6 |
| 2028 | 54.7 |
| 2029 | 55 |
| 2030 | 55.4 |
| 2031 | 56 |
Good to know
- What the government owes, as a share of the economy’s yearly output.
- 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 149 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
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- Military spending1.97% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollars$346M in 2025
- Military spending per person$206 in 2025
- Military share of state spending5.1% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnel16,000 people in 2020
- National power0.02% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workers2% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms imports9 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exports59 million TIV in 2023
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