Macao SAR, China — Inflation
Inflation, Consumer Prices (Annual %) for Macao SAR, China, 1989–2025.
Inflation for Macao SAR, China was 0.33% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 37 years, from 1989 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 9.57% in 1991. The lowest was -3.20% in 1999 (about -9.6× the latest value). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -8.68% per year.
Macao SAR, China ranks 166 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 89%. The median for East Asia & Pacific is 2.21%, so Macao SAR, China sits below it. It peaked in 1991 and has fallen 97% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 93%. Within East Asia & Pacific it ranks 23 of 28 economies; China (0.06%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 3850% in 2022. That is 79% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 56th of 131 in 1989 → 67th of 131 in 1990 → 158th of 163 in 2000 → 106th of 186 in 2010 → 117th of 178 in 2020 → 149th of 169 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1989 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.33% | -0.3 pp |
| 2024 | 0.67% | +0.2 pp |
| 2023 | 0.48% | -0.6 pp |
| 2022 | 1.05% | +1.0 pp |
| 2021 | 0.03% | -0.8 pp |
| 2020 | 0.81% | -1.9 pp |
| 2019 | 2.75% | -0.3 pp |
| 2018 | 3% | +1.8 pp |
| 2017 | 1.23% | -1.1 pp |
| 2016 | 2.37% | -2.2 pp |
| 2015 | 4.56% | -1.5 pp |
| 2014 | 6.05% | +0.5 pp |
| 2013 | 5.5% | -0.6 pp |
| 2012 | 6.11% | +0.3 pp |
| 2011 | 5.81% | +3.0 pp |
| 2010 | 2.81% | +1.6 pp |
| 2009 | 1.17% | -7.4 pp |
| 2008 | 8.61% | +3.0 pp |
| 2007 | 5.57% | +0.4 pp |
| 2006 | 5.15% | +0.8 pp |
| 2005 | 4.4% | +3.4 pp |
| 2004 | 0.98% | +2.5 pp |
| 2003 | -1.56% | +1.1 pp |
| 2002 | -2.64% | -0.7 pp |
| 2001 | -1.98% | -0.4 pp |
| 2000 | -1.61% | +1.6 pp |
| 1999 | -3.2% | -3.4 pp |
| 1998 | 0.17% | -3.3 pp |
| 1997 | 3.49% | -1.3 pp |
| 1996 | 4.82% | -3.7 pp |
| 1995 | 8.56% | +2.3 pp |
| 1994 | 6.25% | -0.5 pp |
| 1993 | 6.71% | -1.0 pp |
| 1992 | 7.71% | -1.9 pp |
| 1991 | 9.57% | +1.6 pp |
| 1990 | 7.97% | -0.8 pp |
| 1989 | 8.77% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Macao SAR, China’s Inflation in 1990?
7.97% (1990). 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 Inflation growing or shrinking?
Between 1989 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -96.2% in total — about 8.7% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator FP.CPI.TOTL.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: 0.33%; 2024: 0.67%; 2023: 0.48%; 2022: 1.05%; 2021: 0.03%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG — Inflation, Consumer Prices (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.