According to the preliminary data of the State Statistical Office, the total value of exported goods from the Republic of North Macedonia
in the period January-June 2024 amounted to 241 975.1 million denars, a 7.6% decrease compared to the same period last year. The
value of imported goods in the same period was 341 348.3 million denars.
The trade deficit in the period January-June 2024 was 99 373.2 million denars.
Import coverage by export in the period January-June 2024 was 70.9%.
The external trade by products 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 electricity.
In the period January-June 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.
External trade expressed in euros and US dollars
Expressed in euros, the total value of exported goods from the Republic of North Macedonia in the period January-June 2024 amounted
to 3 930.0 million euros, a 7.6% decrease compared to the same period last year, while the value of imported goods in the same period
was 5 544.0 million euros, or 0.1% more than the same period last year. The trade deficit in the period January-June 2024 was 1 614.0
million euros.
The total value of exported goods from the Republic of North Macedonia in the period January-June 2024 amounted to 4 248.2 million
US dollars, a 7.6% decrease compared to the same period last year, while the value of imported goods in the same period was 5 993.6
million US dollars, or 0.1% more than the same period last year. The trade deficit in the period January-June 2024 was 1 745.4 million
US dollars.