The upward trend in imports and exports continues in the period January-May 2026 compared to the period January- May 2025. The total value of exported goods from the Republic of North Macedonia in the period January – May 2026 amounted to MKD 217 977.7 million, a 5.70% increase compared to the same period last year. The value of imported goods in the same period was MKD 306 513.7 million, or 5.91% more than the same period last year, the State Statistics Office (SSO) data shows.
The external trade by products by the Standard International Trade Classification shows that in the exports the most significant products were: 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 were: platinum and platinum alloys, unwrought or in powder form, other metals of the platinum group and alloys thereof, unwrought or in powder form, petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals (other than crude), and motor vehicles for the transport of persons.
In the period January – May 2026, according to the total external trade volume, the most important trade partners of the Republic of N. Macedonia were Germany, Great Britain, China, Greece and Serbia, which made up 50.4% of the total volume of trade. The EU Member States accounted for 58.2% of the total trade.
