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 dropped 0.2 % YoY in Jan 2025, compared with a 3.6 % increase in the previous month.
  • North Macedonia Retail Sales Growth YoY data is updated monthly, available from Jan 2011 to Jan 2025, with an average growth rate of 2.1 %.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 23.0 % in Apr 2021 and a record low of -17.6 % in Apr 2020.



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

North Macedonia Retail Sales dropped 0.2 % YoY in Jan 2025, compared with a 3.6 % increase in the previous month. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
-0.2 Jan 2025 3.6 Dec 2024 -17.6 Apr 2020 23.0 Apr 2021 % monthly Jan 2011 - Jan 2025

Retail Sales Growth by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 4.5 Mar 2023 monthly Jan 2006 - Mar 2023
Argentina (%) -3.3 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2018 - Dec 2024
Armenia (%) 5.7 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2025
Australia (%) 4.2 May 2023 monthly Apr 1983 - May 2023
Austria (%) 0.8 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2007 - Dec 2024
Azerbaijan (%) 7.8 Jan 2025 monthly Dec 2007 - Jan 2025
Belarus (%) 12.2 Jan 2025 monthly Oct 2008 - Jan 2025
Belgium (%) -0.0 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2007 - Jan 2025
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 15.4 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 2013 - Apr 2023
Brazil (%) 4.1 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2024
Bulgaria (%) -0.6 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 2001 - Apr 2023
Canada (%) 1.1 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 1992 - Apr 2023
Chile (%) 8.2 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2015 - Jan 2025
China (%) 12.7 May 2023 monthly Jan 1994 - May 2023
Colombia (%) 5.5 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2014 - Dec 2024
Croatia (%) 3.3 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 2001 - Apr 2023
Cyprus (%) 2.7 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Jan 2025
Czech Republic (%) 2.9 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2025
Denmark (%) 0.4 May 2023 monthly Jan 2001 - May 2023
Egypt (%) 1.4 2020 yearly 1996 - 2020
Estonia (%) -1.3 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2024
European Union (%) 2.0 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Jan 2025
Finland (%) -0.3 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2025
France (%) 1.6 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1996 - Dec 2024
Georgia (%) 1.1 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2010 - Dec 2024
Germany (%) -4.4 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 1995 - Apr 2023
Greece (%) -5.6 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2024
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 16.6 May 2023 monthly Jan 1982 - May 2023
Hungary (%) 4.2 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2025
Iceland (%) 6.6 Aug 2024 monthly Feb 2002 - Aug 2024
Indonesia (%) 0.0 May 2023 monthly Jan 2011 - May 2023
Ireland (%) -0.1 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Jan 2025
Israel (%) -0.2 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Jan 2025
Italy (%) 0.8 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2025
Japan (%) 5.2 Apr 2023 monthly Oct 1992 - Apr 2023
Kazakhstan (%) 5.4 May 2023 monthly Jan 2006 - May 2023
South Korea (%) -0.7 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 1996 - Apr 2023
Kyrgyzstan (%) 10.7 2022 yearly 1990 - 2022
Latvia (%) 2.1 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2025
Lithuania (%) 1.5 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Jan 2025
Luxembourg (%) 11.4 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Jan 2025
Macau SAR, China (%) -9.3 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2024
North Macedonia (%) -0.2 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2011 - Jan 2025
Malaysia (%) 12.9 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 2014 - Apr 2023
Malta (%) 4.8 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2001 - Dec 2024
Mexico (%) 4.6 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 2002 - Apr 2023
Moldova (%) 10.8 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2011 - Dec 2024
Mongolia (%) 14.9 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2023
Montenegro (%) 8.5 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 2007 - Apr 2023
Netherlands (%) -4.2 May 2023 monthly Jan 2001 - May 2023
New Zealand (%) 0.4 Dec 2024 quarterly Sep 1996 - Dec 2024
Norway (%) 2.6 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1980 - Jan 2025
Palestinian Territory (%) -0.2 2018 yearly 2011 - 2018
Peru (%) 4.8 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 2015 - Aug 2024
Poland (%) -1.8 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 2001 - Apr 2023
Portugal (%) 3.1 May 2023 monthly Jan 2001 - May 2023
Qatar (%) 6.9 2021 yearly 1987 - 2021
Romania (%) 3.2 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2025
Russia (%) 5.4 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2025
Serbia (%) -6.2 May 2023 monthly Dec 2004 - May 2023
Singapore (%) -3.0 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1986 - Jan 2025
Slovakia (%) 0.8 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2025
Slovenia (%) 3.2 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2025
South Africa (%) 3.2 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
Spain (%) 3.1 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2023
Sweden (%) -3.9 May 2023 monthly Jan 1991 - May 2023
Switzerland (%) -3.4 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 2001 - Apr 2023
Taiwan (%) 1.7 Feb 2022 monthly Jan 2000 - Feb 2022
Thailand (%) 0.5 Mar 2023 monthly Jan 1996 - Mar 2023
Turkey (%) 11.2 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2011 - Dec 2023
Ukraine (%) -3.1 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 2008 - Dec 2022
United Kingdom (%) -2.1 May 2023 monthly Jan 1997 - May 2023
United States (%) 1.0 May 2023 monthly Jan 1993 - May 2023
Uzbekistan (%) -4.0 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 2019 - Apr 2023
Venezuela (%) -53.5 Jan 2019 monthly Jan 2005 - Jan 2019
Vietnam (%) 8.7 Feb 2025 monthly Sep 2004 - Feb 2025

North Macedonia Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -4.5 2022 yearly 1993 - 2022
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -764.028 2024 yearly 2009 - 2024
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 220.663 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Jan 2025
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 17.9 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2024
National Government Debt (USD mn) 8,589.2 Dec 2024 quarterly Dec 2009 - Dec 2024
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 53.8 Dec 2024 quarterly Dec 2009 - Dec 2024
Forecast: Government Expenditure (MKD bn) 481.670 2029 yearly 1997 - 2029
Forecast: Government Net Debt (MKD bn) 703.720 2029 yearly 1999 - 2029
Forecast: Government Revenue (MKD bn) 445.403 2029 yearly 1997 - 2029
Central Government Budget: Expenditure: Capital (MKD mn) 447.000 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Jan 2025
Central Government Budget Balance (MKD mn) -4,600.000 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Feb 2025
Central Government Budget: Expenditure: Current (MKD mn) 25,572.000 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Jan 2025
Central Government Budget: Expenditure (MKD mn) 26,019.000 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Jan 2025
Central Government Budget: Revenue: TC: Tax: Excises (MKD mn) 2,364.000 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Jan 2025
Central Government Budget: Revenue (MKD mn) 24,547.000 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Feb 2025
Central Government Budget: Revenue: TC: Tax: VAT (MKD mn) 6,278.000 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Jan 2025
Central Government Budget: Financing (MKD mn) 4,600.000 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Feb 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) -279.2 Jan 2025 monthly Dec 1993 - Jan 2025
Total Exports (USD mn) 599.3 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Jan 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) 7.9 May 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - May 2023
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 3,509.780 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 151,860.641 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 2,231.062 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Total Imports (USD mn) 878.5 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Jan 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) 0.6 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Jan 2025
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 213,778.414 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 79,238.625 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 21.835 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Jan 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 12.417 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Jan 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 1.134 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Jan 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 90.255 Jan 2025 monthly Aug 1996 - Jan 2025
Exports: Kosovo (USD th) 24,340.139 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2013 - Jan 2025
Exports: Germany (USD th) 228,358.760 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2013 - Jan 2025
Exports: Czech Republic (USD th) 24,193.187 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2013 - Jan 2025
Exports: China (USD th) 1,133.940 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2013 - Jan 2025
Exports: Bulgaria (USD th) 40,214.420 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2013 - Jan 2025
Imports: USA (USD th) 12,417.012 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2013 - Jan 2025
Imports: Greece (USD th) 88,550.137 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2013 - Jan 2025
Imports: Great Britain (USD th) 119,940.274 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2013 - Jan 2025
Imports: Germany (USD th) 77,042.170 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2013 - Jan 2025
Imports: China (USD th) 90,255.212 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2013 - Jan 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) -219.5 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2024
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 108.9 Mar 2023 monthly Jan 2001 - Mar 2023
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) -6.7 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2024
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) -64.7 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2024
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 1.2 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) -3.597 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) -0.1 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) -3.0 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) -70.708 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2024
External Debt (USD mn) 12,712.2 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2005 - Jun 2024
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 83.2 2023 yearly 2004 - 2023
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 3,434.1 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2005 - Jun 2024
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 23.6 2022 yearly 2004 - 2022
Total Debt: % of GDP (%) 335.8 2023 yearly 2013 - 2023
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) -0.541 2029 yearly 1992 - 2029
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) -9,533.892 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2006 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: SI: Credit (USD mn) 272.360 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2024
BoP: CA: GS: Services (USD mn) 70.560 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2024
BoP: CA: SI: Debit (USD mn) 17.423 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2024
BoP: FA: PI: Net Incurrence of Liabilities (USD mn) -1.805 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2024
BoP: CA: GS: Services: Credit (USD mn) 279.076 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2024
BoP: Net Errors & Omissions (USD mn) 25.119 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2024
BoP: FA: Financial Derivatives & Employee Stock Options: excl Reserves (USD mn) 0.000 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2024
BoP: FA: Reserve Assets (USD mn) 139.220 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2024
BoP: Capital Account: Credit (USD mn) 10.683 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2024
BoP: FA: DI: Net Acquisition of Financial Assets (USD mn) -219.522 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2024
BoP: CA: PI: Debit (USD mn) 90.951 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2024
BoP: Financial Account (FA) (USD mn) -59.852 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2024
BoP: CA: Secondary Income (SI) (USD mn) 254.937 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2024
BoP: FA: Portfolio Investment (PI) (USD mn) 87.596 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2024
BoP: Capital Account (USD mn) 10.683 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2024
BoP: FA: Direct Investment (DI) (USD mn) -154.777 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2024
BoP: CA: GS: Goods (USD mn) -355.243 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2024
BoP: FA: Other Investment (OI) (USD mn) -131.891 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2024
BoP: CA: GS: Goods: Debit (USD mn) 877.800 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2024
BoP: Capital Account: Debit (USD mn) 0.000 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2024
BoP: CA: GS: Goods: Credit (USD mn) 522.558 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2024
BoP: FA: DI: Net Incurrence of Liabilities (USD mn) -64.745 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2024
BoP: CA: Primary Income (PI) (USD mn) -65.908 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2024
BoP: CA: Credit (USD mn) 1,099.036 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2024
Balance of Payments (BoP): Current Account (CA) (USD mn) -95.654 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2024
BoP: FA: PI: Net Acquisition of Financial Assets (USD mn) 85.791 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2024
BoP: CA: PI: Credit (USD mn) 25.043 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2024
BoP: FA: OI: Net Incurrence of Liabilities (USD mn) 226.653 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2024
BoP: FA: OI: Net Acquisition of Financial Assets (USD mn) 94.762 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2024
BoP: CA: Debit (USD mn) 1,194.690 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2024
BoP: CA: GS: Services: Debit (USD mn) 208.516 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2024
Gross External Debt: GG: Short Term (ST) (EUR mn) 0.050 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Jun 2024
Gross External Debt: GG: Long Term (LT) (EUR mn) 3,796.950 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Jun 2024
Gross External Debt: MI: Private (EUR mn) 6,143.841 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
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI): Flow (USD mn) 177.690 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2007 - Dec 2024
FDI: Flow: NACE 2: Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing (EUR mn) 10.251 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2009 - Dec 2024
FDI: Flow: NACE 2: Mining & Quarrying (EUR mn) 10.516 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2009 - Dec 2024
FDI: Flow: NACE 2: Manufacturing (EUR mn) 197.976 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2009 - Dec 2024
FDI: Flow: NACE 2: Construction (EUR mn) 35.362 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2009 - Dec 2024
FDI: Flow: NACE 2: Services (EUR mn) 85.012 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2009 - Dec 2024
FDI: Flow: United States of America (EUR mn) -6.379 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2008 - Dec 2024
FDI: Flow: Austria (EUR mn) 58.505 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2008 - Dec 2024
FDI: Flow: Belgium (EUR mn) 7.867 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2008 - Dec 2024
FDI: Flow: Turkey (EUR mn) 31.874 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2008 - Dec 2024
FDI: Flow: United Kingdom (EUR mn) 174.720 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2008 - Dec 2024
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 2.9 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2005 - Sep 2024
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 26.3 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2003 - Dec 2024
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 257.098 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2005 - Sep 2024
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 4,806.921 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Jan 2025
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 8,556.774 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Jan 2025
M2 Growth (%) 7.0 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Jan 2025
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 8.0 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Jan 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 4,425.6 Feb 2025 monthly Dec 1993 - Feb 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 29.004 Dec 2024 quarterly Dec 2000 - Dec 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 5.3 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Jan 2025
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 634.135 Feb 2025 monthly Dec 1992 - Feb 2025
Total Deposits (USD mn) 10,027.325 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Jan 2025
Total Deposits Growth (%) 11.0 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Jan 2025
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 9,424.5 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Jan 2025
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 9.8 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Jan 2025
Household Debt (USD mn) 4,231.5 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Jan 2025
Total Loans (USD mn) 8,358.462 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Jan 2025
Total Loans Growth (%) 11.32 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Jan 2025
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 51.28 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2003 - Dec 2024
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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