Macao SAR, China — GDP growth
GDP Growth (Annual %) for Macao SAR, China, 1983–2025.
GDP growth for Macao SAR, China was 4.67% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 43 years, from 1983 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 75.31% in 2023. The lowest was -54.40% in 2020 (about -11.6× the latest value). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -1.80% per year.
Macao SAR, China ranks 57 of 212 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 27%. The median for East Asia & Pacific is 3.62%, so Macao SAR, China sits above it. It peaked in 2023 and has fallen 94% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 121%. Within East Asia & Pacific it ranks 13 of 36 economies; Lao PDR (4.54%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 2111% in 2020. That is 82% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1983 level: doubled by 2004.
World ranking. Slipped: 11th of 165 in 1983 → 24th of 176 in 1990 → 60th of 199 in 2000 → 1st of 209 in 2010 → 209th of 209 in 2020 → 50th of 186 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1983 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.67% | -3.2 pp |
| 2024 | 7.85% | -67.5 pp |
| 2023 | 75.31% | +94.3 pp |
| 2022 | -18.96% | -41.4 pp |
| 2021 | 22.46% | +76.9 pp |
| 2020 | -54.4% | -51.9 pp |
| 2019 | -2.46% | -8.8 pp |
| 2018 | 6.36% | -3.6 pp |
| 2017 | 9.92% | +10.6 pp |
| 2016 | -0.7% | +21.1 pp |
| 2015 | -21.75% | -19.7 pp |
| 2014 | -2.04% | -12.8 pp |
| 2013 | 10.78% | +1.6 pp |
| 2012 | 9.22% | -12.4 pp |
| 2011 | 21.62% | -3.5 pp |
| 2010 | 25.1% | +23.8 pp |
| 2009 | 1.3% | -2.1 pp |
| 2008 | 3.39% | -11.1 pp |
| 2007 | 14.48% | +1.1 pp |
| 2006 | 13.39% | +5.3 pp |
| 2005 | 8.08% | -18.6 pp |
| 2004 | 26.64% | +15.0 pp |
| 2003 | 11.64% | +2.7 pp |
| 2002 | 8.9% | +6.0 pp |
| 2001 | 2.89% | -2.9 pp |
| 2000 | 5.75% | +8.1 pp |
| 1999 | -2.36% | +2.2 pp |
| 1998 | -4.57% | -4.3 pp |
| 1997 | -0.28% | +0.1 pp |
| 1996 | -0.42% | -3.7 pp |
| 1995 | 3.3% | -1.0 pp |
| 1994 | 4.25% | -0.9 pp |
| 1993 | 5.19% | -8.1 pp |
| 1992 | 13.3% | +9.6 pp |
| 1991 | 3.66% | -4.3 pp |
| 1990 | 7.98% | +3.0 pp |
| 1989 | 5.02% | -2.8 pp |
| 1988 | 7.81% | -6.5 pp |
| 1987 | 14.29% | +7.6 pp |
| 1986 | 6.69% | +6.0 pp |
| 1985 | 0.73% | -7.7 pp |
| 1984 | 8.46% | -1.6 pp |
| 1983 | 10.02% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Macao SAR, China’s GDP growth in 1984?
8.46% (1984). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Macao SAR, China’s GDP growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1983 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -53.4% in total — about 1.8% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 4.67%; 2024: 7.85%; 2023: 75.31%; 2022: -18.96%; 2021: 22.46%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG — GDP Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.