Foreign trade in services as a share of GDP rose 11.3% to 25.5% in Macedonia in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, foreign trade in services as a share of GDP in Macedonia reached an all time high of 26.5% in 2015 and an all time low of 12.3% in 1997. When compared to Macedonia's main peers, foreign trade in services as a share of GDP in Albania amounted to 33.5%, 20.1% in Bulgaria, 31.3% in Greece and 34.8% in Kosovo in 2021.
Macedonia has been ranked 35th within the group of 139 countries we follow in terms of foreign trade in services as a share of GDP, 8 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Foreign Trade In Services (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 | % | 34.4% | 37.3% | 40.4% | 39.1% | 40.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Bulgaria | % | 25.7% | 26.4% | 25.8% | 25.3% | 25.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Greece | % | 26.5% | 24.9% | 28.1% | 30.5% | 32.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Kosovo | % | ... | ... | ... | 25.5% | 27.0% | 30.2% | 33.8% | 34.3% | |||||||||||||
| Macedonia | % | 26.5% | 25.3% | 25.0% | 25.9% | 25.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Montenegro | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 44.8% | 44.2% | 45.2% | 46.7% | 48.2% | ||||||||||
| Romania | % | 17.2% | 17.8% | 19.0% | 19.0% | 20.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Serbia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 21.9% | 22.4% | 24.5% | 25.9% | 27.9% | ||||||||||
| Turkey | % | 9.45% | 8.34% | 9.44% | 11.3% | 12.6% |
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