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

Government debt in North MacedoniaGovernment debt in North Macedonia: 29.8% of GDP in 1999 and 52.6% of GDP in 2025, by IMF estimates. The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 56% of GDP in 2031.
Estimates, IMFIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

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

YearNorth Macedonia
202552.6
202454
202350.6
202250.9
202152.8
202050.8
201940.5
201840.4
201739.4
201639.8
201538
201438.1
201334.1
201233.7
201127.7
201024.3
200923.8
200820.4
200723.5
200630.6
200536.7
200434.6
200336.5
200240.5
200145.2
200045.6
199929.8
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearNorth Macedonia
202653.8
202754.6
202854.7
202955
203055.4
203156

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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