Macedonia recorded a Government Budget deficit equal to 4.70 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2024. Government Budget in Macedonia averaged -2.80 percent of GDP from 1993 until 2024, reaching an all time high of 2.40 percent of GDP in 2000 and a record low of -13.40 percent of GDP in 1993. source: National Bank of the Republic of Macedonia

Government Budget in Macedonia is expected to reach -4.50 percent of GDP by the end of 2025, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the North Macedonia Government Budget is projected to trend around -3.50 percent of GDP in 2026, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Credit Rating 45.00 Feb 2026
Fiscal Expenditure 39693.00 31498.00 MKD Million Dec 2025
Government Budget -4.70 -4.90 percent of GDP Dec 2024
Government Budget Value -4944.00 -4906.00 MKD Million Dec 2025
Government Debt 8498.10 8493.40 EUR Million Sep 2025
Government Debt to GDP 53.80 49.80 percent of GDP Dec 2024
Government Revenues 34749.00 26592.00 MKD Million Dec 2025
Government Spending 43419.00 41996.00 MKD Million Sep 2025
Holidays
Military Expenditure 353.70 266.60 USD Million Dec 2024


North Macedonia Government Budget
The Government Budget to GDP ratio is an itemized accounting of the payments received by the government (taxes and other fees) and the payments made by the government (purchases and transfer payments) relative to GDP. A budget deficit occurs when a government spends more money than it takes in. The opposite of a budget deficit is a budget surplus.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-4.70 -4.90 2.40 -13.40 1993 - 2024 percent of GDP Yearly