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General profile: China, Macao SAR

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR 2022
Exchange rate
Population
Population
Exchange rates
GDP
GDP
0.695 Millions
8.065 MOP/US$
21 226 Millions current US$
Land area¹
Land area
CPI growth (%)
CPI growth
GDP growth
GDP growth
(q) 33 km²
1.04 %
-28.76 %
INTERNATIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE
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+3.5 %
Merchandise exports growth rate in 2022
Total merchandise trade
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Merchandise exports
2 476
870
1 339
1 677
Merchandise imports
4 514
5 629
10 603
17 338
Merchandise trade balance
-2 038
-4 760
-9 264
-15 662
Export structure by product group in 2022
(as % of total exports)
6 %6 %88 %88 %6 %6 %
Top 5 partners in 2022
(exports, millions of US$)
1 2251159830231 225115983023
INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN SERVICES
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Total trade in services²
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Services exports
7 787
23 715
33 406
(e) 12 306
Services imports
1 504
2 533
4 087
(e) 4 203
Services trade balance
6 283
21 182
29 319
(e) 8 103
Services exports by main category²
(as % of total services)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Transport
5.1
2.1
1.7
(e) 1.0
Travel
88.9
93.9
93.1
(e) 72.1
Other services
4.5
3.9
5.1
(e) 26.9
TRADE INDICES
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1079611210610595100877969576372140196208211252245238227243929697989910010010199102101103111101107109112117123130127125
ECONOMIC TRENDS
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-28.8 %
Gross domestic product growth rate in 2022
Economic indicators
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2022
GDP, current
12 160
28 242
45 048
21 226
GDP per capita, current US$
24 887
50 676
73 221
30 534
Real GDP growth, y-on-y, %
8.08
25.12
-21.51
-28.76
Current account balance, % of GDP
23.65
38.92
23.34
(e) -24.37
Exchange rate (/US$)
8.011
8.002
7.985
8.065
GDP by expenditure in 2021
(as % of total GDP)
42.722.122.888.375.942.722.122.888.375.9
FDI AND EXTERNAL FINANCIAL RESOURCES
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+11.8 %
FDI outflows as % of GDP in 2022
Financial flows
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2022
FDI inflows
1 243.28
2 831.34
1 010.52
4 000.00
FDI outflows
60.17
-441.38
-870.39
2 500.00
Personal remittances, % of GDP
0.44
0.17
0.09
..
Financial flows trends
(millions of US$)
73.965.855.042.134.627.639.536.948.746.948.346.948.451.654.455.553.253.347.74 0004 771-6 9806 6832 6131 5091 9421 0113 4564 5863 8947262 8318522 5912 3051 7361 243485412378160-0.790FDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receipts
TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES
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Trade balance indicators²
(as % and index)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Balance, % of GDP
32.42
54.93
38.57
(e) -35.61
Balance, % of imports
62.37
169.09
96.57
(e) -35.09
Normalized balance
0.238
0.458
0.326
(e) -0.213
Trade openness²
(sum of imports and exports as % of GDP)
167165120114116115112118119121124123120114127131129136
LIVING AREA
Population by living area in 2022
(% of population)
Urban
100%Urban 100%Rural
0%
OTHER INDICATORS
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0 %
Share of the total world merchant fleet in 2022
Maritime transport indicators
 
2005
2010
2015
2022
Merchant fleet, national flag (thousands of DWT)
..
2
2
2
Liner shipping connectivity index (maximum 2006 = 100 for China)
..
..
..
..
Container port throughput (TEU)
..
..
..
..
Information economy indicators
(as % of)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Share of ICT goods, % of total exports
1.76
7.51
6.42
18.95
Share of ICT goods, % of total imports
3.54
5.08
13.73
13.26
Share of workforce involved in the ICT sector
..
..
..
..
Source: UNCTADstat (http://unctadstat.unctad.org)
Notes:
1
Land area refers to the total area of a country excluding area under inland water bodies. It differs from the country area, that includes area under inland water bodies, but excludes offshore territorial waters.
2
Statistics presented correspond to the 6th edition of the IMF Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual (BPM6, 2009).
e
Estimated.
q
Estimated. Data refers to 2020.
Symbols for missing values:
0
Zero means that the amount is nil or negligible
..
Not available or not separately reported
_
Not applicable
...
Not available, including no quotation
#
Non-relevant calculation
-
Not publishable
***
Negative accumulation of flows; Value included in regional and global totals
Abbreviations & acronyms:
DWT:
Dead weight tons
FDI:
Foreign direct investment
GDP:
Gross domestic product
ICT:
Information and communication technology
TEU:
Twenty foot equivalent unit
US$:
United States dollar
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Generation date: 21 December 2023