Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Macao
Macao: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region was 0.1% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Macao, 1963–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
In 2023, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Macao stood at 0.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 44.9% on the previous year and down 75.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Macao peaked at 30.5% in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2022.
Macao ranks 204th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Macao, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 30.5% | — |
| 1964 | 25.1% | -17.5% |
| 1965 | 26.4% | +5.0% |
| 1966 | 23.5% | -11.1% |
| 1967 | 12.6% | -46.3% |
| 1969 | 15.9% | +25.8% |
| 1970 | 18.3% | +15.1% |
| 1971 | 21.5% | +17.6% |
| 1972 | 10.3% | -52.1% |
| 1973 | 9.9% | -3.7% |
| 1974 | 5.4% | -45.2% |
| 1975 | 3.5% | -35.0% |
| 1976 | 1.2% | -66.5% |
| 1977 | 1.2% | -2.5% |
| 1978 | 0.8% | -32.4% |
| 1979 | 0.4% | -47.6% |
| 1980 | 0.7% | +61.7% |
| 1981 | 1.2% | +89.3% |
| 1982 | 3.1% | +146.3% |
| 1983 | 1.7% | -45.6% |
| 1984 | 0.6% | -66.5% |
| 1985 | 0.6% | +10.5% |
| 1986 | 0.6% | -7.2% |
| 1987 | 0.5% | -7.6% |
| 1988 | 0.4% | -17.7% |
| 1989 | 0.4% | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 0.5% | +10.0% |
| 1991 | 0.3% | -33.1% |
| 1992 | 0.4% | +9.2% |
| 1993 | 0.9% | +153.1% |
| 1994 | 0.7% | -22.5% |
| 1995 | 0.4% | -38.0% |
| 1996 | 0.2% | -45.4% |
| 1997 | 0.3% | +40.3% |
| 1998 | 0.5% | +62.3% |
| 1999 | 0.5% | -10.1% |
| 2000 | 0.6% | +21.2% |
| 2001 | 0.8% | +39.0% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | -23.5% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | -24.4% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | +9.8% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | +61.0% |
| 2007 | 1.1% | +31.4% |
| 2008 | 1.8% | +56.8% |
| 2009 | 1.8% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 1.9% | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 1.5% | -21.4% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | -54.4% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | -32.9% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | +22.4% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | +41.9% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | +33.8% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | -21.2% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | -36.2% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | -52.1% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | -65.6% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | -13.4% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | +44.9% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 0.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 9.2%, 1% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Macao's 0.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.1%, 3% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22.3% | 12.6% | 30.5% | 6 |
| 1970s | 7.2% | 0.4% | 21.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.0% | 0.4% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.5% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.5% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Macao
More private sector data for Macao
- Merchandise trade 33.2% (2025)
- Food imports 18.5% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 71.7% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 15.54 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 17.8% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 39.2% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 1.73 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)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 3.34 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Macao?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Macao was 0.1% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 30.5% in 1963.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2022.
- How does Macao rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region?
- Macao ranks 204th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 75.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Macao data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.