SSO-North Macedonia: Exports up 5.7%, while imports rise 5.9%

According to data published by the State Statistical Office, exports and imports continued to grow during the January-May 2026 period compared with the same period in 2025. Total goods exports reached 217,977.7 million denars, recording an increase of 5.70 percent, while goods imports rose to 306,513.7 million denars, up 5.91 percent.

According to the structure of trade in products based on the Standard International Trade Classification, the main share of exports consisted of catalysts on carriers with precious metals or their compounds, sets of ignition wiring and similar sets used in vehicles, aircraft or ships, seat parts from subgroup 821.1, as well as other supported catalysts.

As for imports, the most represented items were platinum and platinum alloys, unwrought or in powder form, other metals of the platinum group and their alloys, unwrought or in powder form, petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, excluding crude oil, as well as other motor vehicles for the transport of persons.

In the January-May 2026 period, based on the total volume of foreign trade, the partners with which the most trade was conducted were Germany, the United Kingdom, China, Greece and Serbia. These countries accounted for 50.4% of the total trade volume, while the member states of the European Union made up 58.2% of total trade.