Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) in Macao
Macao: Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) was 70.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Manufactures imports in Macao, 1973–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
In 2025, manufactures imports in Macao stood at 70.3%.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufactures imports in Macao peaked at 83.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 41.6%, in 1978.
Macao ranks 48th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) in Macao, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 67.5% | — |
| 1974 | 62.6% | -7.2% |
| 1975 | 63.9% | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 61.6% | -3.7% |
| 1977 | 43.7% | -29.0% |
| 1978 | 41.6% | -4.9% |
| 1979 | 56.6% | +36.1% |
| 1980 | 56.2% | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 72.8% | +29.6% |
| 1983 | 70.1% | -3.7% |
| 1984 | 72.3% | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 73.7% | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 76.3% | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 76.7% | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 76.3% | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 78.6% | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 80.6% | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 80.4% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 75.5% | -6.0% |
| 1994 | 77.2% | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 77.3% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 76.6% | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 77.9% | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 79.6% | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 79.7% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 78.9% | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 77.4% | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 77.9% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 78.1% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 79.0% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 76.7% | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 76.2% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 72.3% | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 70.1% | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 65.5% | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 67.5% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 69.9% | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 73.3% | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 74.1% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 74.5% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 73.1% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 65.4% | -10.6% |
| 2017 | 72.2% | +10.5% |
| 2018 | 74.3% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 69.3% | -6.8% |
| 2020 | 76.5% | +10.4% |
| 2021 | 83.7% | +9.5% |
| 2022 | 79.1% | -5.6% |
| 2023 | 75.8% | -4.2% |
| 2024 | 71.7% | -5.4% |
| 2025 | 70.3% | -2.0% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 70.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 67.4%, 1.0× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Macao's 70.3% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 60.0%, 1.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +36.1% | 41.6% | 56.6% |
| 1977 | -29.0% | 61.6% | 43.7% |
| 1981 | +29.6% | 56.2% | 72.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 56.8% | 41.6% | 67.5% | 7 |
| 1980s | 71.8% | 56.2% | 76.7% | 8 |
| 1990s | 78.4% | 75.5% | 80.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.2% | 65.5% | 79.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.4% | 65.4% | 74.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.2% | 70.3% | 83.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Macao
More private sector data for Macao
- Merchandise trade 33.2% (2025)
- Food imports 18.3% (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 manufactures imports in Macao?
- Manufactures imports in Macao was 70.3% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest manufactures imports recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 83.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest manufactures imports recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.6% in 1978.
- How does Macao rank for manufactures imports?
- Macao ranks 48th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufactures imports rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 imports (% of merchandise imports). 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 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.