The latest market, economy, central-bank, policy and company stories from North Macedonia, updated every 15 minutes. Last updated 19 October 2026.
| GDP growth (2025) | 3.5% | Moderate growth. |
| Inflation (2025) | 4.1% | Above the usual central-bank targets. |
| Unemployment (2025) | 12.3% | High: many people can’t find work. |
| GDP per person (2025) | $10,490 | Average output per person: a rough measure of how wealthy a country is. |
| Current account (2025) | -4.3% of GDP | Deficit: spends more abroad than it earns, so it relies on foreign money. |
| Exports (2025) | 59.6% of GDP | Very trade-dependent: sensitive to tariffs and global demand. |
Latest official annual figures from World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0). Context, not a forecast or financial advice.
When one member of a childless couple dies in North Macedonia, the other has to pay tax to inherit the home they both lived in - and the legal complications don’t end there.