Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total) in Macao
Macao: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total) was 0.0% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual in Macao, 1963–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual in Macao is 0.0%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 60 years on record.
The figure is up 163.1% on the previous year and up 1,512,220.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual in Macao peaked at 0.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, -0.0%, in 1990.
That places Macao 29th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total) in Macao, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 0.0% | — |
| 1964 | 0.0% | — |
| 1965 | 0.0% | — |
| 1966 | 0.0% | — |
| 1967 | 0.0% | — |
| 1969 | 0.0% | — |
| 1970 | 0.0% | — |
| 1971 | 0.0% | — |
| 1972 | 0.0% | — |
| 1973 | 0.0% | — |
| 1974 | 0.0% | — |
| 1975 | 0.0% | — |
| 1976 | 0.0% | — |
| 1977 | 0.0% | — |
| 1978 | -0.0% | — |
| 1979 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | — |
| 1981 | 0.0% | — |
| 1982 | 0.0% | — |
| 1983 | 0.0% | — |
| 1984 | 0.0% | — |
| 1985 | 0.0% | — |
| 1986 | 0.0% | — |
| 1987 | 0.0% | — |
| 1988 | 0.0% | — |
| 1989 | -0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1990 | -0.0% | +6131.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | -115.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | +8454783788844.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1994 | -0.0% | -2875.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | -145.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | +841999038403.6% |
| 1997 | -0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1999 | -0.0% | — |
| 2000 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | — |
| 2007 | 0.0% | — |
| 2008 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +27.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | -55.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -88.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -78.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +1857.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +275.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -10.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -59.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | +12.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -31.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -99.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | +24651.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | +31985.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | +163.1% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 0.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0%, 27.0× the median. (74 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +8454783788844.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1996 | +841999038403.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2022 | +31985.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2021 | +24651.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1990 | -6131.3% | -0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -2875.0% | 0.0% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6 |
| 1970s | -0.0% | -0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | -0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | -0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4 |
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)
- 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 merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual in Macao?
- Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual in Macao was 0.0% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0% in 1990.
- How does Macao rank for merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual?
- Macao ranks 29th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,512,220.0%. 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 imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy residuals are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database, less the sum of imports by the reporting economy from high-, low-, and middle-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Includes trade with unspecified partners or with economies not covered by World Bank classification. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy.