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Government consumption (% of GDP) — North Macedonia

Government consumption (% of GDP) in North Macedonia in 2025 — 16.4%. Ranked 66 in the world out of 132. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 1.7 pp.

2025 16.4% +0.8 pp vs 2024
World rank 66of 132
Period maximum 23.8%2001
Period minimum 14%2019

Trend over time

1990–2025 · % of GDP

Government consumption (% of GDP) — North Macedonia, 1990–202512.51517.52022.52519901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 18.1%1991: 20.6%1992: 18.6%1993: 20%1994: 18.1%1995: 17.7%1996: 17.2%1997: 18.8%1998: 19.3%1999: 19.6%2000: 16.9%2001: 23.8%2002: 20.8%2003: 18.1%2004: 17.4%2005: 16.2%2006: 16.5%2007: 16.8%2008: 18.6%2009: 19.1%2010: 18.3%2011: 18.1%2012: 18.6%2013: 17.5%2014: 17.1%2015: 17%2016: 15.4%2017: 14.9%2018: 14.3%2019: 14%2020: 16.7%2021: 15.8%2022: 15%2023: 14.9%2024: 15.5%2025: 16.4%
Change over the period: −1.7 pp Annual average: -0.05 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: North Macedonia

North Macedonia 16.4%
Europe & Central Asia 20.6%
Southern Europe computed 18.6%
Upper-middle-income countries computed 14.5%
Government consumption (% of GDP) — North Macedonia, by year North Macedonia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 16.4 +0.8 pp
2024 15.5 +0.6 pp
2023 14.9 −0.1 pp
2022 15 −0.8 pp
2021 15.8 −0.9 pp
2020 16.7 +2.7 pp
2019 14 −0.3 pp
2018 14.3 −0.6 pp
2017 14.9 −0.5 pp
2016 15.4 −1.5 pp
2015 17 −0.1 pp
2014 17.1 −0.4 pp
2013 17.5 −1.1 pp
2012 18.6 +0.5 pp
2011 18.1 −0.2 pp
2010 18.3 −0.8 pp
2009 19.1 +0.5 pp
2008 18.6 +1.8 pp
2007 16.8 +0.3 pp
2006 16.5 +0.3 pp
2005 16.2 −1.2 pp
2004 17.4 −0.7 pp
2003 18.1 −2.7 pp
2002 20.8 −3.1 pp
2001 23.8 +6.9 pp
2000 16.9 −2.6 pp
1999 19.6 +0.3 pp
1998 19.3 +0.5 pp
1997 18.8 +1.5 pp
1996 17.2 −0.4 pp
1995 17.7 −0.4 pp
1994 18.1 −1.9 pp
1993 20 +1.5 pp
1992 18.6 −2 pp
1991 20.6 +2.5 pp
1990 18.1 —

Southern Europe, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

HR Croatia 24.3 SI Slovenia 21.2 BA Bosnia and Herzegovina 20.3 ES Spain 19.2 RS Serbia 18.5 IT Italy 18.3 GR Greece 18.2 MT Malta 17.5 ME Montenegro 17.4 PT Portugal 17 MK North Macedonia 16.4 XK Kosovo 13.4 AL Albania 12.8
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About the indicator

General government final consumption expenditure as a percent of GDP: compensation of public employees, purchases of goods and services for delivering public services, and spending on defense and security. It leaves out public investment and social transfers, so the indicator is lower than the overall size of the budget.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.

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