Partnership with Northern Macedonia, how much Kosovo exported/imported with this state

Kurti said trade with northern Macedonia has seen remarkable growth of 52 per cent, until it compared 2019 figures to those last year.

He stressed the import increase, which said it is for 175 per cent.

The good relations between our two countries are reflected in the continued trade growth, which reached over 432m euros in 2023, an extraordinary 52 per cent increase compared to 2019, where it stood at 284m euros and also increased commercial exchange, in the sense of exports from Kosovo to northern Macedonia, from 44m in the first never-dated 2019 to 121 million in the year it went to 2023, growth for 175 per cent<1).

But how much did Kosovo export and import with northern Macedonia?

Based on data from the Kosovo Statistics Agency, Northern Macedonia ranks with key export and import partners from CEFTA countries.

For 2023, Kosovo's exports to northern Macedonia have been 14.1 per cent, out of a total value of 343.6 million as much as exports have with CEFTA) countries. Meanwhile, import 5.3 per cent of the total value of 926.6m euros.

In 2022, Kosovo's exports with CEFTA countries reached 333.6m euros, where 12.2 per cent were with North Macedonia.

While imports of 1 billion euros, 5.0 per cent was with northern Macedonia.

For 2021, exports with CEFTA was 278.4m euros, with 11.5 per cent with Macedonia.

Meanwhile, the value of imports with these countries was 892.5m euros, where 5.2 were with northern Macedonia.

In 2020, North Macedonia participated with 9.3 per cent of the total value of 210m euros in exports with CEFTA) countries, while it imported 5.7 per cent of the total value of 615.3m euros.