Food imports (% of merchandise imports) in Macao
Macao: Food imports (% of merchandise imports) was 18.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Food imports in Macao, 1973–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
In 2025, food imports in Macao stood at 18.3%.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food imports in Macao peaked at 30.4% in 1974 and was at its lowest, 9.5%, in 1987.
Macao ranks 79th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) in Macao, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 24.7% | — |
| 1974 | 30.4% | +23.4% |
| 1975 | 24.3% | -20.3% |
| 1976 | 26.9% | +11.1% |
| 1977 | 25.6% | -5.0% |
| 1978 | 25.0% | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 28.5% | +13.9% |
| 1980 | 29.3% | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 13.1% | -55.4% |
| 1983 | 14.3% | +9.0% |
| 1984 | 13.1% | -8.2% |
| 1985 | 12.2% | -6.5% |
| 1986 | 11.6% | -5.4% |
| 1987 | 9.5% | -18.1% |
| 1989 | 10.8% | +14.2% |
| 1990 | 11.9% | +9.5% |
| 1991 | 10.3% | -12.9% |
| 1992 | 10.9% | +5.7% |
| 1993 | 12.3% | +12.5% |
| 1994 | 13.7% | +11.3% |
| 1995 | 14.0% | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 13.2% | -6.2% |
| 1997 | 12.3% | -6.4% |
| 1998 | 12.1% | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 11.1% | -8.2% |
| 2000 | 11.5% | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 13.5% | +17.6% |
| 2002 | 13.4% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 13.1% | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 12.2% | -6.7% |
| 2005 | 12.6% | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 11.5% | -8.5% |
| 2007 | 11.7% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 12.8% | +9.1% |
| 2009 | 17.4% | +35.7% |
| 2010 | 17.3% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 16.4% | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 14.2% | -13.2% |
| 2013 | 14.2% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 15.0% | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 16.0% | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 16.8% | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 17.9% | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 16.4% | -8.2% |
| 2019 | 16.6% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 14.2% | -14.5% |
| 2021 | 11.1% | -22.1% |
| 2022 | 15.3% | +38.6% |
| 2023 | 18.2% | +18.8% |
| 2024 | 18.5% | +1.5% |
| 2025 | 18.3% | -1.0% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 18.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 12.9%, 1.4× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Macao's 18.3% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 12.9%, 1.4× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26.5% | 24.3% | 30.4% | 7 |
| 1980s | 14.2% | 9.5% | 29.3% | 8 |
| 1990s | 12.2% | 10.3% | 14.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.0% | 11.5% | 17.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.1% | 14.2% | 17.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.9% | 11.1% | 18.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Macao
More private sector data for Macao
- Merchandise trade 33.2% (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)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0333 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food imports in Macao?
- Food imports in Macao was 18.3% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food imports recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 30.4% in 1974.
- What is the lowest food imports recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.5% in 1987.
- How does Macao rank for food imports?
- Macao ranks 79th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is food imports rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 imports (% of merchandise imports). 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 imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a 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.