Food exports (% of merchandise exports) in Macao
Macao: Food exports (% of merchandise exports) was 37.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Food exports in Macao, 1973–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
Macao recorded 37.2% for food exports in 2025.
The figure is up 109.4% on the previous year and up 807.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food exports in Macao peaked at 60.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2016.
Macao ranks 54th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Food exports (% of merchandise exports) in Macao, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 6.9% | — |
| 1974 | 5.7% | -16.8% |
| 1975 | 5.9% | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 4.5% | -24.4% |
| 1977 | 4.7% | +4.5% |
| 1978 | 4.9% | +4.9% |
| 1979 | 3.8% | -22.0% |
| 1980 | 2.4% | -37.6% |
| 1981 | 2.0% | -15.7% |
| 1982 | 2.4% | +17.7% |
| 1983 | 2.0% | -16.2% |
| 1984 | 1.6% | -16.6% |
| 1985 | 1.8% | +6.9% |
| 1986 | 1.5% | -14.7% |
| 1987 | 1.4% | -10.0% |
| 1989 | 1.1% | -22.2% |
| 1990 | 1.0% | -9.2% |
| 1991 | 1.3% | +36.4% |
| 1992 | 1.9% | +42.3% |
| 1993 | 4.0% | +118.3% |
| 1994 | 3.7% | -8.2% |
| 1995 | 1.7% | -54.0% |
| 1996 | 1.7% | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 1.5% | -7.9% |
| 1998 | 1.1% | -31.0% |
| 1999 | 0.8% | -23.5% |
| 2000 | 0.9% | +13.6% |
| 2001 | 1.1% | +17.0% |
| 2002 | 1.1% | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 1.1% | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 1.2% | +9.0% |
| 2005 | 1.6% | +32.6% |
| 2006 | 1.6% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 1.8% | +10.5% |
| 2008 | 2.9% | +62.4% |
| 2009 | 11.7% | +303.8% |
| 2010 | 2.2% | -81.5% |
| 2011 | 33.6% | +1454.2% |
| 2012 | 44.6% | +32.6% |
| 2013 | 55.3% | +24.1% |
| 2014 | 37.9% | -31.5% |
| 2015 | 4.1% | -89.2% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | -82.0% |
| 2017 | 49.7% | +6631.5% |
| 2018 | 60.6% | +21.9% |
| 2019 | 34.3% | -43.3% |
| 2020 | 3.9% | -88.7% |
| 2021 | 7.4% | +89.7% |
| 2022 | 22.5% | +206.1% |
| 2023 | 28.7% | +27.4% |
| 2024 | 17.8% | -38.2% |
| 2025 | 37.2% | +109.4% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 37.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 11.3%, 3.3× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Macao's 37.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 13.7%, 2.7× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food exports (% of merchandise 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +6631.5% | 0.7% | 49.7% |
| 2011 | +1454.2% | 2.2% | 33.6% |
| 2009 | +303.8% | 2.9% | 11.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.2% | 3.8% | 6.9% | 7 |
| 1980s | 1.8% | 1.1% | 2.4% | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.9% | 0.8% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.5% | 0.9% | 11.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.3% | 0.7% | 60.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.6% | 3.9% | 37.2% | 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)
- 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)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0333 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food exports in Macao?
- Food exports in Macao was 37.2% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food exports recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 60.6% in 2018.
- What is the lowest food exports recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2016.
- How does Macao rank for food exports?
- Macao ranks 54th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is food exports rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 807.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Macao data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Food exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food comprises the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.