Computer, communications and other services (%) … exports in Macao
Macao: Computer, communications and other services (%) … exports was 1.7% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Computer, communications and other services in Macao, 2002–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service exports.
Analysis
In 2025, computer, communications and other services in Macao stood at 1.7%.
The figure is down 7.9% on the previous year and up 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, computer, communications and other services in Macao peaked at 6.0% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2013.
That places Macao 191st out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Computer, communications and other services (%) … exports in Macao, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 6.0% | — |
| 2003 | 5.8% | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 4.8% | -17.1% |
| 2005 | 4.0% | -17.8% |
| 2006 | 3.6% | -10.5% |
| 2007 | 3.5% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 3.5% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 2.8% | -21.9% |
| 2010 | 2.1% | -22.7% |
| 2011 | 1.9% | -9.9% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | -27.1% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | -18.6% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | +12.6% |
| 2015 | 1.4% | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | -9.5% |
| 2017 | 1.9% | +53.8% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | -35.0% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 2.3% | +87.3% |
| 2021 | 1.9% | -16.9% |
| 2022 | 2.5% | +34.8% |
| 2023 | 2.0% | -22.1% |
| 2024 | 1.9% | -4.7% |
| 2025 | 1.7% | -7.9% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 1.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 40.4%, 4% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Macao's 1.7% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 20.2%, 9% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Computer, communications and other services (%) … exports in Macao 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 | +87.3% | 1.2% | 2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.3% | 2.8% | 6.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.1% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 1.7% | 2.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Macao
More private sector data for Macao
- Merchandise trade 33.2% (2025)
- Food imports 18.3% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 70.3% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 15.54 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 7.02 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 37.2% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 5.9% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 1.73 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 43.56 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,528 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is computer, communications and other services in Macao?
- Computer, communications and other services in Macao was 1.7% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest computer, communications and other services recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 6.0% in 2002.
- What is the lowest computer, communications and other services recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2013.
- How does Macao rank for computer, communications and other services?
- Macao ranks 191st out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is computer, communications and other services rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Macao data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Computer, communications and other services include such activities as international telecommunications, and postal and courier services; computer data; news-related service transactions between residents and nonresidents; construction services; royalties and license fees; miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services; and personal, cultural, and recreational services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are commercial services provided by residents to non-residents.