North Macedonia Retail Sales Growth

2011 - 2025 | Monthly | % | State Statistical Office of the Republic of North Macedonia

Key information about North Macedonia Retail Sales Growth

  • North Macedonia Retail Sales grew 3.0 % YoY in Oct 2025, compared with a 0.2 % decrease in the previous month.
  • North Macedonia Retail Sales Growth YoY data is updated monthly, available from Jan 2011 to Oct 2025, with an average growth rate of 7.1 %.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 23.3 % in Apr 2021 and a record low of -17.6 % in Apr 2020.



View North Macedonia's Retail Sales Growth from Jan 2011 to Oct 2025 in the chart:

North Macedonia Retail Sales Growth

What was North Macedonia's Retail Sales Growth in Oct 2025?

North Macedonia Retail Sales grew 3.0 % YoY in Oct 2025, compared with a 0.2 % decrease in the previous month. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
3.0 Oct 2025 -0.2 Sep 2025 -17.6 Apr 2020 23.3 Apr 2021 % monthly Jan 2011 - Oct 2025

Retail Sales Growth by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 6.1 Jun 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Jun 2025
Argentina (%) -0.8 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2018 - Sep 2025
Armenia (%) 6.7 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Oct 2025
Australia (%) 4.2 May 2023 monthly Apr 1983 - May 2023
Austria (%) -2.4 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 2007 - Aug 2025
Azerbaijan (%) 9.8 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 2007 - Oct 2025
Belarus (%) 3.9 Oct 2025 monthly Oct 2008 - Oct 2025
Belgium (%) 0.8 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2007 - Sep 2025
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 9.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2013 - Oct 2025
Brazil (%) 0.2 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 2025
Bulgaria (%) 4.9 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 2025
Canada (%) 3.5 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1992 - Sep 2025
Chile (%) 9.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2015 - Oct 2025
China (%) 2.9 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Oct 2025
Colombia (%) 10.8 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2014 - Sep 2025
Croatia (%) 3.8 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Oct 2025
Cyprus (%) 10.2 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Oct 2025
Czech Republic (%) 4.3 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 2025
Denmark (%) 3.8 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Oct 2025
Egypt (%) 25.1 2022 yearly 1996 - 2022
Estonia (%) 7.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2025
European Union (%) 1.4 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Oct 2025
Finland (%) 1.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Oct 2025
France (%) 2.0 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Sep 2025
Georgia (%) 11.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2010 - Sep 2025
Germany (%) 0.9 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Oct 2025
Greece (%) -1.4 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 5.2 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1982 - Oct 2025
Hungary (%) 3.1 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Oct 2025
Iceland (%) 5.6 Aug 2025 monthly Feb 2002 - Aug 2025
Indonesia (%) 4.3 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2011 - Oct 2025
Ireland (%) 1.6 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Oct 2025
Israel (%) 4.2 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Oct 2025
Italy (%) -0.5 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 2025
Japan (%) 1.8 Oct 2025 monthly Oct 1992 - Oct 2025
Kazakhstan (%) 8.7 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Oct 2025
South Korea (%) 3.3 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Oct 2025
Kyrgyzstan (%) 14.5 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
Latvia (%) 4.1 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Oct 2025
Lithuania (%) 3.8 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Oct 2025
Luxembourg (%) 0.5 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Oct 2025
Macau SAR, China (%) 3.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2025
North Macedonia (%) 3.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2011 - Oct 2025
Malaysia (%) 7.0 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2014 - Sep 2025
Malta (%) 3.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2001 - Sep 2025
Mexico (%) 2.4 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Sep 2025
Moldova (%) 33.5 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2011 - Sep 2025
Mongolia (%) 14.9 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2023
Montenegro (%) 3.6 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2007 - Oct 2025
Netherlands (%) 2.3 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Oct 2025
New Zealand (%) 3.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 1996 - Sep 2025
Norway (%) 3.4 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1980 - Oct 2025
Palestinian Territory (%) -0.2 2018 yearly 2011 - 2018
Peru (%) 8.8 May 2025 monthly Jan 2015 - May 2025
Poland (%) 0.9 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Aug 2025
Portugal (%) 5.0 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 2025
Qatar (%) 47.3 2022 yearly 1987 - 2022
Romania (%) -4.1 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Oct 2025
Russia (%) 4.8 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Oct 2025
Serbia (%) 7.4 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 2004 - Oct 2025
Singapore (%) 0.2 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1986 - Oct 2025
Slovakia (%) 0.6 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Oct 2025
Slovenia (%) 2.1 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Oct 2025
South Africa (%) 3.2 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Sep 2025
Spain (%) 3.1 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2023
Sweden (%) 4.2 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Oct 2025
Switzerland (%) 2.6 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Oct 2025
Taiwan (%) 1.5 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Oct 2025
Thailand (%) 49.8 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Sep 2025
Turkey (%) 11.2 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2011 - Dec 2023
Ukraine (%) 20.6 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Sep 2025
United Kingdom (%) 0.2 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Oct 2025
United States (%) 4.1 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Sep 2025
Uzbekistan (%) 15.7 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2019 - Oct 2025
Venezuela (%) -53.5 Jan 2019 monthly Jan 2005 - Jan 2019
Vietnam (%) 7.9 Nov 2025 monthly Sep 2004 - Nov 2025

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North Macedonia Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -4.6 2024 yearly 1993 - 2024
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -764.028 2024 yearly 2009 - 2024
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 349.686 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Oct 2025
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 18.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2025
National Government Debt (USD mn) 10,002.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2009 - Jun 2025
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 53.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2009 - Jun 2025
Forecast: Government Expenditure (MKD bn) 502.991 2030 yearly 1997 - 2030
Forecast: Government Net Debt (MKD bn) 752.318 2030 yearly 1999 - 2030
Forecast: Government Revenue (MKD bn) 468.709 2030 yearly 1997 - 2030
Central Government Budget: Financing (MKD mn) -2,413.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Oct 2025
Central Government Budget: Revenue: TC: Tax: Excises (MKD mn) 2,675.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Oct 2025
Central Government Budget: Revenue (MKD mn) 30,757.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Oct 2025
Central Government Budget: Expenditure: Capital (MKD mn) 1,177.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Oct 2025
Central Government Budget: Expenditure: Current (MKD mn) 27,167.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Oct 2025
Central Government Budget Balance (MKD mn) 2,413.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Oct 2025
Central Government Budget: Revenue: TC: Tax: VAT (MKD mn) 9,728.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Oct 2025
Central Government Budget: Expenditure (MKD mn) 28,344.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Oct 2025
Public Debt: Domestic (EUR mn) 3,800.301 2024 yearly 1999 - 2024
Public Debt: External (EUR mn) 5,825.057 2024 yearly 1999 - 2024
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 4.913 2028 yearly 1993 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) -393.9 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1993 - Oct 2025
Total Exports (USD mn) 846.3 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Oct 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) 10.3 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Sep 2025
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 2,950.942 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 173,759.623 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 2,463.067 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Imports (USD mn) 1,240.3 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Oct 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) 15.4 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2025
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 226,116.306 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 80,622.846 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 22.985 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Oct 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 22.910 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Oct 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 4.423 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Oct 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 131.538 Oct 2025 monthly Aug 1996 - Oct 2025
Exports: Kosovo (USD th) 39,213.055 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2013 - Oct 2025
Exports: Germany (USD th) 290,170.641 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2013 - Oct 2025
Exports: Czech Republic (USD th) 33,465.846 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2013 - Oct 2025
Exports: China (USD th) 4,423.168 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2013 - Oct 2025
Exports: Bulgaria (USD th) 49,452.558 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2013 - Oct 2025
Imports: USA (USD th) 22,909.729 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2013 - Oct 2025
Imports: Greece (USD th) 87,000.298 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2013 - Oct 2025
Imports: Great Britain (USD th) 190,122.749 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2013 - Oct 2025
Imports: Germany (USD th) 120,495.808 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2013 - Oct 2025
Imports: China (USD th) 131,538.497 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2013 - Oct 2025
Import Value Index (2015=100) 177.142 2021 yearly 1995 - 2021
Export Value Index (2015=100) 180.473 2021 yearly 1995 - 2021
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 62.4 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 2025
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 37.6 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 1.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 68.0 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 1.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) -50.418 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) -1.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) -1.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) -48.753 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2025
External Debt (USD mn) 14,231.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2005 - Jun 2025
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 79.2 2024 yearly 2004 - 2024
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 3,590.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2005 - Jun 2025
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 19.4 2024 yearly 2004 - 2024
Total Debt: % of GDP (%) 335.0 2023 yearly 2013 - 2023
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) -0.535 2030 yearly 1992 - 2030
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) -10,514.150 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2006 - Jun 2025
BoP: CA: Primary Income (PI) (USD mn) -79.761 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: Credit (USD mn) 1,395.912 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 2025
BoP: FA: Financial Derivatives & Employee Stock Options: excl Reserves (USD mn) 0.000 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 2025
BoP: FA: OI: Net Acquisition of Financial Assets (USD mn) 31.817 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 2025
BoP: Capital Account (USD mn) -0.127 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 2025
BoP: FA: PI: Net Acquisition of Financial Assets (USD mn) -7.355 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: SI: Debit (USD mn) 24.535 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: Debit (USD mn) 1,358.268 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: PI: Debit (USD mn) 102.693 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 2025
BoP: Capital Account: Credit (USD mn) 0.048 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: GS: Services (USD mn) 83.792 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 2025
BoP: Net Errors & Omissions (USD mn) -2.908 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 2025
BoP: FA: Reserve Assets (USD mn) -120.323 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: SI: Credit (USD mn) 331.474 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 2025
BoP: FA: DI: Net Acquisition of Financial Assets (USD mn) 62.437 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 2025
Balance of Payments (BoP): Current Account (CA) (USD mn) 37.644 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: Secondary Income (SI) (USD mn) 306.939 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: PI: Credit (USD mn) 22.932 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 2025
BoP: FA: PI: Net Incurrence of Liabilities (USD mn) -65.253 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 2025
BoP: FA: Direct Investment (DI) (USD mn) -5.595 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: GS: Services: Debit (USD mn) 235.032 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 2025
BoP: Financial Account (FA) (USD mn) 34.609 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: GS: Services: Credit (USD mn) 318.824 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: GS: Goods: Credit (USD mn) 722.681 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 2025
BoP: FA: DI: Net Incurrence of Liabilities (USD mn) 68.032 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 2025
BoP: FA: OI: Net Incurrence of Liabilities (USD mn) -70.812 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: GS: Goods: Debit (USD mn) 996.007 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: GS: Goods (USD mn) -273.325 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 2025
BoP: Capital Account: Debit (USD mn) 0.176 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 2025
BoP: FA: Other Investment (OI) (USD mn) 102.630 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 2025
BoP: FA: Portfolio Investment (PI) (USD mn) 57.897 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 2025
Gross External Debt: GG: Long Term (LT) (EUR mn) 3,796.950 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Jun 2024
Gross External Debt: GG: Short Term (ST) (EUR mn) 0.050 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Jun 2024
Gross External Debt: Memorandum Items (MI): Public (EUR mn) 5,731.129 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Jun 2024
Gross External Debt: MI: Private (EUR mn) 6,143.841 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Jun 2024
FDI: Flow: United States of America (EUR mn) 3.050 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2025
FDI: Flow: Austria (EUR mn) -17.989 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2025
FDI: Flow: Belgium (EUR mn) 6.312 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2025
FDI: Flow: Turkey (EUR mn) 23.857 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2025
FDI: Flow: United Kingdom (EUR mn) -13.903 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2025
FDI: Flow: NACE 2: Manufacturing (EUR mn) -45.634 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2009 - Sep 2025
FDI: Flow: NACE 2: Construction (EUR mn) 23.826 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2009 - Sep 2025
FDI: Flow: NACE 2: Services (EUR mn) -25.282 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2009 - Sep 2025
FDI: Flow: NACE 2: Mining & Quarrying (EUR mn) 5.554 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2009 - Sep 2025
FDI: Flow: NACE 2: Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing (EUR mn) 6.334 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2009 - Sep 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI): Flow (USD mn) 21.374 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2007 - Sep 2025
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 2.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2005 - Jun 2025
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 26.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2003 - Sep 2025
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 243.945 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2005 - Jun 2025
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 5,784.185 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2025
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 10,145.943 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2025
M2 Growth (%) 11.8 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Oct 2025
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 8.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Nov 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 4,696.2 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1993 - Oct 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 24.433 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Sep 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 3.8 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Oct 2025
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 889.394 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1992 - Oct 2025
Total Deposits (USD mn) 11,844.121 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2025
Total Deposits Growth (%) 11.8 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Oct 2025
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 11,904.4 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2025
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 19.8 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Oct 2025
Household Debt (USD mn) 5,087.3 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2025
Total Loans (USD mn) 10,044.328 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2025
Total Loans Growth (%) 12.06 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Oct 2025
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 51.89 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2003 - Sep 2025
Official Reserve Assets (EUR mn) 4,861.286 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Feb 2025
Official Reserve Assets: Foreign Currency (EUR mn) 4,254.546 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Feb 2025
Business and Economic Survey Last Frequency Range
Business Confidence Growth (% Point) -2.9 Dec 2022 monthly Apr 2002 - Dec 2022

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