External trade, January - December 2024, preliminary data

The total value of exported goods from the Republic of North Macedonia in the period January-December 2024 amounted to 478 808.0 million denars, a 6.6% decrease compared to the same period last year. The value of imported goods in the same period was 680 709.1 million denars or 0.8% less than the same period last year.

The external trade by products according to the Standard International Trade Classification shows that in the exports the most significant products are: supported catalysts with precious metal or precious metal compounds as the active substance, ignition wiring sets and other wiring sets of a kind used in vehicles, aircraft or ships, parts of the seats of subgroup 821.1 and other supported catalysts.

In the imports, the most significant products are: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals (other than crude), other metals of the platinum group and alloys thereof, unwrought or in powder form, platinum and platinum alloys, unwrought or in powder form and other motor vehicles for transport of persons.

In the period January-December 2024, according to the total external trade volume, the most important trade partners of the Republic of North Macedonia were Germany, Great Britain, Greece, China and Serbia which make up 48.5% of the total volume of the exchange. The EU Member States are represented by 61.4% in the total exchange.