Online transactions in North Macedonia top €530.3 million in H1 2026
AETM reports 14.1% growth and 15.3 million transactions, with domestic e‑merchants receiving €302.4m.
The Association for E‑commerce of Macedonia (AETM) reported that online payments in the first six months of 2026 exceeded €530 million, marking a 14.1% increase compared with the same period last year. The association based its analysis on transaction data published by the National Bank of the Republic of North Macedonia.
Key figures
The total value of purchases at e‑commerce points reached 32,611.2 million denars (€530.3 million). Of that amount, transactions directed to Macedonian e‑merchants amounted to 18,597.6 million denars (€302.4 million), an increase of 14.9% year on year.
Within the domestic merchant total, payments made with Macedonian cardholders' cards reached 16,694.5 million denars (about €271.5 million), up 13.9%. Payments with foreign payment cards to Macedonian e‑merchants totalled 1,903.9 million denars (about €30.9 million), a rise of 23.8%.
Cardholders from North Macedonia made online purchases from foreign e‑merchants worth 14,013.7 million denars (about €227.9 million), 13.3% more than in the first half of 2025.
The overall number of online transactions reached 15.3 million, a 10.1% increase year on year. The largest share of transactions was made with Macedonian payment cards to domestic e‑merchants — roughly 8 million transactions, up 12.3%. Purchases by Macedonian cardholders at foreign e‑merchants amounted to 6.45 million transactions, up 5.7%. Transactions made with foreign payment cards to Macedonian e‑merchants exceeded 904 thousand, growing by 26.7%.
AETM said the figures reflect the latest data released by the National Bank and highlight continued expansion of online commerce activity in the country during the first half of 2026.
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