Consumer prices (CPI) during each prime minister's tenure
Every prime minister since 1991, ranked by how consumer prices (CPI) changed from their first day in office. Politare shows what happened during a tenure; it does not claim the office-holder caused it.
| # | Prime minister | In office | Total | Per year | Chart |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Dimitar Kovačevski | 16 Jan 2022 – 28 Jan 2024 | +23.1% Dec 2021 → Dec 2023 | +10.9%/yr | |
| 2 | VMRO-DPMNE Nikola Gruevski | 27 Aug 2006 – 18 Jan 2016 | +22.0% Jul 2006 → Dec 2015 | +2.1%/yr | |
| 3 | VMRO-DPMNE Ljubčo Georgievski | 30 Nov 1998 – 1 Nov 2002 | +13.4% Oct 1998 → Oct 2002 | +3.2%/yr | |
| 4 | VMRO-DPMNE Hristijan Mickoski | 23 Jun 2024 – now | +8.2% May 2024 → Aug 2026 | +3.5%/yr | |
| 5 | Zoran Zaev | 30 Aug 2020 – 16 Jan 2022 | +5.7% Jul 2020 → Dec 2021 | +4.0%/yr | |
| 6 | Vlado Bučkovski | 17 Dec 2004 – 27 Aug 2006 | +3.8% Nov 2004 → Jul 2006 | +2.2%/yr | |
| 7 | Zoran Zaev | 31 May 2017 – 3 Jan 2020 | +2.7% Apr 2017 → Dec 2019 | +1.0%/yr | |
| 8 | Branko Crvenkovski | 1 Nov 2002 – 2 Jun 2004 | +1.2% Oct 2002 → May 2004 | +0.7%/yr | |
| 9 | N Emil Dimitriev | 18 Jan 2016 – 31 May 2017 | +0.7% Dec 2015 → Apr 2017 | +0.6%/yr |
Sorted by total, highest first. Every row is indexed to the last month complete before the first day in office ("from" marks a start that had to move because that period had no data, or because the period cut it); Levels are per cent changes, rates are differences in %; "per year" compounds levels and divides rates. Tenures with under 12 months, or under three observations, are left out. index, 2010 = 100 · State Statistical Office consumer price index via the IMF (CPI, all items, base years spliced into one index by the IMF, 2010 = 100), from 1993 · North Macedonia data · as of Aug 2026.