Income inequality vs. GDP per capita in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Income inequality vs. GDP per capita was 0.3351 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Income inequality vs. GDP per capita in North Macedonia, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
North Macedonia recorded 0.3351 for income inequality vs. gdp per capita in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and down 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality vs. gdp per capita in North Macedonia peaked at 0.4276 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.3296, in 2018.
North Macedonia ranks 68th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Income inequality vs. GDP per capita in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 0.4276 | — |
| 2010 | 0.4007 | -6.3% |
| 2011 | 0.3936 | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.3813 | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.3624 | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 0.352 | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.3559 | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.3453 | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 0.342 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3296 | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 0.3351 | +1.7% |
North Macedonia compared with similar countries
- North Macedonia's 0.3351 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3588, 93% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- North Macedonia's 0.3351 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3058, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4276 | 0.4276 | 0.4276 | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.3598 | 0.3296 | 0.4007 | 10 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
- 65 Jordan 0.3366
- 66 Luxembourg 0.3359 compare
- 67 Pakistan 0.3354 compare
- 69 Switzerland 0.3346 compare
- 70 Greece 0.3344 compare
- 71 Guinea-Bissau 0.3344 compare
More poverty & inequality data for North Macedonia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 4 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.47 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,565 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 4.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 29.55 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 29.5% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income inequality vs. gdp per capita in North Macedonia?
- Income inequality vs. gdp per capita in North Macedonia was 0.3351 in 2019, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income inequality vs. gdp per capita recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4276 in 2009.
- What is the lowest income inequality vs. gdp per capita recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3296 in 2018.
- How does North Macedonia rank for income inequality vs. gdp per capita?
- North Macedonia ranks 68th out of 120 countries with data for 2019.
- Is income inequality vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North Macedonia data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Income inequality vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality.