Trade & investment · East Asia & Pacific · High income
Macao: trade and investment
Exports is 92.3% (2025), 12th of 184 in the world and 4th of 32 in East Asia & Pacific. Imports is 46.9% (2025), 88th of 184 in the world and 22nd of 32 in East Asia & Pacific. Trade openness is 139.1% (2025), 27th of 184 in the world and 5th of 32 in East Asia & Pacific.
13 indicators
Trade & investment: Macao in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within East Asia & Pacific; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ExportsExports of goods and services, % of GDP | 92.3%2025 | 12/184 | 4/32 | 89.3% | 87.4% | 61.7% | +13.6 ppsince 2015 | 32.5% | 31.7% | 29.5% | |
| ImportsImports of goods and services, % of GDP | 46.9%2025 | 88/184 | 22/32 | 58.5% | 32.5% | 61.8% | +6.3 ppsince 2015 | 28.5% | 30.8% | 28.5% | |
| Trade opennessTrade, % of GDP | 139.1%2025 | 27/184 | 5/32 | 147.8% | 119.9% | 123.4% | +19.9 ppsince 2015 | 63.8% | 60.5% | 68.5% | |
| Current accountCurrent account balance, % of GDP | 39.6%2025 | 2/185 | 2/29 | 31.5%2002 | 38.9% | 13.0% | +16.7 ppsince 2015 | — | — | — | |
| Merchandise exportsMerchandise exports, current US$ | $1.7bn2025 | 148/206 | 19/37 | $2.5bn | $870m | $1.4bn | +29%since 2015 | $9.2tn | $17.5tn | $26.4tn | |
| High-tech exportsHigh-technology exports, % of manufactured exports | 0.0%2024 | 170/170 | 25/25 | · | 0.0% | 0.0% | −0.1 ppsince 2014 | 34.6% | 25.8% | 24.7% | |
| Fuel exportsFuel exports, % of merchandise exports | 0.0%2023 | 170/172 | 25/25 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | ±0.0 ppsince 2013 | 4.2% | 10.4% | 9.5% | |
| Food exportsFood exports, % of merchandise exports | 37.2%2025 | 44/172 | 4/25 | 0.9% | 2.2% | 3.9% | +33.1 ppsince 2015 | 4.4% | 8.8% | 9.0% | |
| Average tariffApplied tariff rate, weighted mean, all products | 0.0%2022 | 182/184 | 28/29 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | ±0.0 ppsince 2012 | — | — | — | |
| FDI inflowsForeign direct investment, net inflows, % of GDP | 2.2%2025 | 95/197 | 16/32 | 0.0% | 12.8% | -24.6% | +1.1 ppsince 2015 | 1.7% | 1.5% | 1.4% | |
| RemittancesPersonal remittances received, % of GDP | 0.3%2025 | 146/178 | 20/26 | 0.6%2002 | 0.2% | 0.3% | +0.2 ppsince 2015 | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.8% | |
| Tourist arrivalsInternational tourist arrivals | 5.9m2020 | 33/196 | 3/35 | 9.2m | 25.0m | 5.9m | −76%since 2010 | 491m | 1.5bn | 2.4bn | |
| Tourism receiptsInternational tourism receipts, current US$ | $9.4bn2020 | 21/177 | 8/31 | $3.2bn | $22.7bn | $9.4bn | −58%since 2010 | — | $1.2tn | $1.9tn |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
nearest countries
Macao and its nearest countries
Macao has no land border; compared with the closest countries by distance between capitals. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Macao | Hong Kong | Vietnam | Philippines | Laos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 92.3%2025 | 199.8%2025 | 98.2%2025 | 26.6%2025 | 33.2%2016 |
| Imports | 46.9%2025 | 196.9%2025 | 92.1%2025 | 40.2%2025 | 41.9%2016 |
| Trade openness | 139.1%2025 | 396.6%2025 | 190.3%2025 | 66.8%2025 | 75.1%2016 |
| Current account | 39.6%2025 | 12.2%2025 | 6.4%2025 | -3.5%2025 | 11.1%2025 |
| Merchandise exports | $1.7bn2025 | $754bn2025 | $473bn2025 | $83.7bn2025 | $12.4bn2025 |
| High-tech exports | 0.0%2024 | 75.6%2024 | 44.3%2023 | 60.4%2024 | 7.4%2023 |
| Fuel exports | 0.0%2023 | 0.1%2025 | 1.0%2023 | 1.0%2025 | 1.8%2023 |
| Food exports | 37.2%2025 | 1.3%2025 | 9.4%2023 | 10.8%2025 | 23.2%2023 |
| Average tariff | 0.0%2022 | 0.0%2022 | 1.1%2022 | 1.8%2022 | 1.4%2022 |