Retail trade confidence indicator and survey results - monthly data in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Retail trade confidence indicator and survey results - monthly data was 8.7 Balance in 2026. ◆ Volatile
Retail trade confidence indicator and survey results - monthly data in North Macedonia, 2008–2026
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Balance.
Analysis
The most recent figure for retail trade confidence indicator and survey results - monthly data in North Macedonia is 8.7 Balance, measured in 2026.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 70.4% on the previous year and up 136.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, retail trade confidence indicator and survey results - monthly data in North Macedonia peaked at 29.4 Balance in 2025 and was at its lowest, -31.6 Balance, in 2020.
That places North Macedonia 17th out of 41 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Retail trade confidence indicator and survey results - monthly data in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | Balance | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | -23.8 Balance | — |
| 2009 | -21.1 Balance | -11.3% |
| 2010 | -17.6 Balance | -16.6% |
| 2011 | -22.8 Balance | +29.5% |
| 2012 | -23.1 Balance | +1.3% |
| 2013 | -20.2 Balance | -12.6% |
| 2014 | -17.6 Balance | -12.9% |
| 2015 | -12.9 Balance | -26.7% |
| 2016 | -23.6 Balance | +82.9% |
| 2017 | -12.1 Balance | -48.7% |
| 2018 | -13.1 Balance | +8.3% |
| 2019 | -5.6 Balance | -57.3% |
| 2020 | -31.6 Balance | +464.3% |
| 2021 | -18.4 Balance | -41.8% |
| 2022 | -23.9 Balance | +29.9% |
| 2023 | -16 Balance | -33.1% |
| 2024 | 28.5 Balance | -278.1% |
| 2025 | 29.4 Balance | +3.2% |
| 2026 | 8.7 Balance | -70.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Retail trade confidence indicator and survey results - monthly data in North Macedonia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -464.3% | -5.6 Balance | -31.6 Balance |
| 2024 | +278.1% | -16 Balance | 28.5 Balance |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -22.45 Balance | -23.8 Balance | -21.1 Balance | 2 |
| 2010s | -16.86 Balance | -23.6 Balance | -5.6 Balance | 10 |
| 2020s | -3.33 Balance | -31.6 Balance | 29.4 Balance | 7 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
More trade data for North Macedonia
- Exports and imports by counterpart area - quarterly data 2,948 Current prices, million euro (2026)
- Exports and imports by counterpart area - annual data 10,110 Current prices, million euro (2025)
- Imports of oil and petroleum products by partner country 1,228 Thousand tonnes (2024)
- Exports of oil and petroleum products by partner country 108.67 Thousand tonnes (2024)
- Material import dependency 30.0% (2024)
- Cross-trade road freight transport of reporting country by country of 5 Thousand tonnes (2026)
- Intra and extra-EU trade in sporting goods by product 2,840 Thousand euro (2025)
- Intra and extra-EU trade in sporting goods by product and partner 13 Thousand euro (2025)
- Intra and extra-EU trade in cultural goods by product 14,981 Thousand euro (2025)
- Export to import ratio 0.81 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is retail trade confidence indicator and survey results - monthly data in North Macedonia?
- Retail trade confidence indicator and survey results - monthly data in North Macedonia was 8.7 Balance in 2026, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest retail trade confidence indicator and survey results - monthly data recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 29.4 Balance in 2025.
- What is the lowest retail trade confidence indicator and survey results - monthly data recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was -31.6 Balance in 2020.
- How does North Macedonia rank for retail trade confidence indicator and survey results - monthly data?
- North Macedonia ranks 17th out of 41 countries with data for 2026.
- Is retail trade confidence indicator and survey results - monthly data rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 136.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this North Macedonia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Retail trade confidence indicator and survey results - monthly data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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