Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) in Macao
Macao: Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) was 5.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Manufactures exports in Macao, 1973–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
In 2025, manufactures exports in Macao stood at 5.9%.
That represents a change of down 85.1% on the previous year and up 79.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufactures exports in Macao peaked at 99.1% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2016.
That places Macao 161st out of 196 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) in Macao, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 92.8% | — |
| 1974 | 93.6% | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 92.9% | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 94.8% | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 94.6% | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 94.3% | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 95.6% | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 96.6% | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 96.5% | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 95.9% | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 96.8% | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 97.3% | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 97.2% | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 97.7% | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 98.0% | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 97.8% | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 98.2% | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 97.7% | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 96.7% | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 93.7% | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 93.9% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 95.8% | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 95.5% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 96.5% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 98.9% | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 99.1% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 99.1% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 98.9% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 98.8% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 98.6% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 97.7% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 96.3% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 95.7% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 98.1% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 97.0% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 88.2% | -9.1% |
| 2010 | 97.5% | +10.5% |
| 2011 | 66.4% | -31.9% |
| 2012 | 55.3% | -16.6% |
| 2013 | 44.5% | -19.6% |
| 2014 | 21.8% | -51.0% |
| 2015 | 3.3% | -85.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2017 | 30.9% | — |
| 2018 | 13.8% | -55.3% |
| 2019 | 35.3% | +155.8% |
| 2020 | 72.1% | +104.4% |
| 2021 | 67.0% | -7.1% |
| 2022 | 52.0% | -22.4% |
| 2023 | 51.2% | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 39.2% | -23.5% |
| 2025 | 5.9% | -85.1% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 5.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 59.0%, 10% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Macao's 5.9% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 39.4%, 15% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Manufactures 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +155.8% | 13.8% | 35.3% |
| 2020 | +104.4% | 35.3% | 72.1% |
| 2016 | -100.0% | 3.3% | 0.0% |
| 2015 | -85.0% | 21.8% | 3.3% |
| 2025 | -85.1% | 39.2% | 5.9% |
| 2018 | -55.3% | 30.9% | 13.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 94.1% | 92.8% | 95.6% | 7 |
| 1980s | 97.1% | 95.9% | 98.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 96.6% | 93.7% | 99.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 96.8% | 88.2% | 99.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.9% | 0.0% | 97.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.9% | 5.9% | 72.1% | 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)
- 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 manufactures exports in Macao?
- Manufactures exports in Macao was 5.9% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest manufactures exports recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 99.1% in 1999.
- What is the lowest manufactures exports recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2016.
- How does Macao rank for manufactures exports?
- Macao ranks 161st out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufactures exports rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 79.3%. 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 Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Manufactures comprise commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 5 (chemicals), 6 (basic manufactures), 7 (machinery and transport equipment), and 8 (miscellaneous manufactured goods), excluding division 68 (non-ferrous metals). 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.