Foreign trade as a share of GDP rose 15.8% to 148% in Macedonia in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, foreign trade as a share of GDP in Macedonia reached an all time high of 148% in 2021 and an all time low of 46.4% in 1991. When compared to Macedonia's main peers, foreign trade as a share of GDP in Albania amounted to 74.5%, 121% in Bulgaria, 89.5% in Greece and 98.6% in Kosovo in 2021.
Macedonia has been ranked 17th within the group of 152 countries we follow in terms of foreign trade as a share of GDP, 25 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Foreign Trade (As % of GDP) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Albania | % | 71.8% | 74.8% | 78.2% | 76.8% | 76.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Bulgaria | % | 127% | 123% | 130% | 129% | 125% | ||||||||||||||||
| Greece | % | 65.3% | 64.0% | 71.6% | 80.2% | 81.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Kosovo | % | ... | 74.0% | 75.0% | 80.4% | 86.3% | 85.8% | |||||||||||||||
| Macedonia | % | 114% | 116% | 124% | 133% | 139% | ||||||||||||||||
| Montenegro | % | 103% | 104% | 106% | 110% | 109% | ||||||||||||||||
| Romania | % | 83.5% | 85.9% | 87.2% | 86.5% | 84.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Serbia | % | 97.4% | 102% | 108% | 109% | 112% | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkey | % | 51.1% | 48.3% | 55.8% | 62.6% | 62.7% |
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