Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Macao
Macao: Merchandise imports from high-income economies was 63.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Macao, 1963–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
Macao recorded 63.5% for merchandise imports from high-income economies in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from high-income economies in Macao peaked at 80.1% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 50.6%, in 2006.
That places Macao 85th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 60 years of available data.
Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Macao, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 66.1% | — |
| 1964 | 64.4% | -2.6% |
| 1965 | 60.3% | -6.4% |
| 1966 | 58.0% | -3.8% |
| 1967 | 65.4% | +12.9% |
| 1969 | 74.3% | +13.5% |
| 1970 | 72.5% | -2.4% |
| 1971 | 72.5% | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 73.7% | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 73.7% | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 74.2% | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 80.0% | +7.9% |
| 1976 | 75.4% | -5.7% |
| 1977 | 72.9% | -3.4% |
| 1978 | 72.9% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 69.6% | -4.6% |
| 1980 | 73.1% | +5.1% |
| 1981 | 66.2% | -9.5% |
| 1982 | 69.5% | +5.0% |
| 1983 | 70.5% | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 69.3% | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 76.5% | +10.4% |
| 1986 | 79.2% | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 78.1% | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 78.2% | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 78.2% | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 80.1% | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 76.5% | -4.5% |
| 1992 | 77.5% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 76.7% | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 77.6% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 74.7% | -3.7% |
| 1996 | 72.8% | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 68.5% | -5.9% |
| 1998 | 63.4% | -7.5% |
| 1999 | 59.4% | -6.2% |
| 2000 | 55.1% | -7.3% |
| 2001 | 53.8% | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 54.4% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 53.0% | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 51.5% | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 52.3% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 50.6% | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 53.2% | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 56.1% | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 63.2% | +12.7% |
| 2010 | 63.4% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 64.6% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 63.0% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 63.5% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 63.0% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 61.7% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 59.2% | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 61.6% | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 60.1% | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 61.0% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 65.9% | +7.9% |
| 2021 | 64.8% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 64.2% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 63.5% | -1.1% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 63.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 78.4%, 81% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Macao's 63.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 59.6%, 1.1× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 64.7% | 58.0% | 74.3% | 6 |
| 1970s | 73.7% | 69.6% | 80.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 73.9% | 66.2% | 79.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 72.7% | 59.4% | 80.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.3% | 50.6% | 63.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.1% | 59.2% | 64.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.6% | 63.5% | 65.9% | 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 imports from high-income economies in Macao?
- Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Macao was 63.5% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 80.1% in 1990.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.6% in 2006.
- How does Macao rank for merchandise imports from high-income economies?
- Macao ranks 85th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from high-income economies rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Macao data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise imports from high-income economies are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.