Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) in Macao
Macao: Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) was 0.2% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Medium and high-tech exports in Macao, 1990–2024
Source: Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % manufactured exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for medium and high-tech exports in Macao is 0.2%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 97.2% on the previous year and down 69.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medium and high-tech exports in Macao peaked at 8.6% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2010.
That places Macao 152nd out of 153 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) in Macao, year by year
| Year | % manufactured exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.1% | — |
| 1991 | 7.0% | +38.8% |
| 1992 | 6.6% | -5.3% |
| 1993 | 7.5% | +12.8% |
| 1994 | 6.5% | -13.1% |
| 1995 | 7.2% | +10.5% |
| 1996 | 6.9% | -4.0% |
| 1997 | 6.5% | -5.1% |
| 1998 | 3.6% | -44.6% |
| 1999 | 3.8% | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 0.7% | -82.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | -90.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | +154.2% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | +267.6% |
| 2004 | 1.3% | +108.6% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | -45.5% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | -81.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | +13.3% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | +64.4% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | +39.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | — |
| 2012 | 0.0% | — |
| 2013 | 4.0% | — |
| 2014 | 0.5% | -87.7% |
| 2015 | 2.2% | +344.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2017 | 8.6% | — |
| 2018 | 5.6% | -35.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -97.4% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | +49.4% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | -73.2% |
| 2023 | 5.5% | +9296.3% |
| 2024 | 0.2% | -97.2% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 0.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 52.8%, 0% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Macao's 0.2% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 33.1%, 0% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +9296.3% | 0.1% | 5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.1% | 3.6% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 0.0% | 8.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 0.1% | 5.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Macao
- 149 Namibia 0.4% compare
- 150 Belize 0.4% compare
- 151 Afghanistan 0.3% compare
- 153 Cape Verde 0.0% compare
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 medium and high-tech exports in Macao?
- Medium and high-tech exports in Macao was 0.2% in 2024, according to Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest medium and high-tech exports recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 8.6% in 2017.
- What is the lowest medium and high-tech exports recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2010.
- How does Macao rank for medium and high-tech exports?
- Macao ranks 152nd out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is medium and high-tech exports rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Macao data come from?
- The figures come from Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), published as part of Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of medium and high-tech manufactured exports in total manufactured exports.