Macao SAR, China: GDP per capita (current LCU)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, Macao SAR, China's GDP per capita (current LCU) rose 30,787 on 2024 (from 578,690 to 609,477).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +15,069 and a typical year strayed about 96,348 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 245,137 in 2023 and the biggest yearly fall was 366,166 in 2020. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2016 to 2025 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 3% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2025, Macao SAR, China had the 60th highest value of the 186 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Macao SAR, China in the 2025 ranking

• Burkina Faso — 56th of 186: 667,804
• Guinea-Bissau — 57th of 186: 653,952
• Sweden — 58th of 186: 620,013
• Mauritius — 60th of 186: 597,560
• Chad — 61st of 186: 594,926
• Venezuela, RB — 62nd of 186: 578,246

What this measures

Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.

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GDP per capita (current LCU) in nearby economies

• American Samoa — 18,018 (2022)
• Australia — 100,632 (2025)
• Brunei Darussalam — 42,150 (2025)
• Cambodia — 11.53 million (2025)
• China — 99,665 (2025)
• Fiji — 15,270 (2025)
• French Polynesia — 2.48 million (2024)
• Guam — 41,833 (2022)
• Hong Kong SAR, China — 444,302 (2025)
• Indonesia — 83.37 million (2025)
• Japan — 5.38 million (2025)

More economic policy & debt data for Macao SAR, China

• Adjusted savings, education expenditure (% of GNI) — 4.4% (2021)
• Adjusted savings, carbon dioxide damage (current US$) — US$119.95 million (2021)
• Adjusted savings, mineral depletion (current US$) — US$0 (2021)
• Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) — US$1.15 billion (2025)
• Food, beverages and tobacco (% of value added in manufacturing) — 50.99% (2024)
• Other manufacturing (% of value added in manufacturing) — 40.08% (2024)
• Textiles and clothing (% of value added in manufacturing) — 2.88% (2024)
• General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$6.35 billion (2025)

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Questions people ask

What is Macao SAR, China's GDP per capita (current LCU)?

609,477 in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1982?

It is up 2,082% from 27,932 in 1982 (7.43% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 705,705 in 2014 and the lowest 27,932 in 1982.

How does Macao SAR, China rank?

60th highest of 186 economies with data for 2025.

Is the latest change in GDP per capita (current LCU) unusual for Macao SAR, China?

In 2025, Macao SAR, China's GDP per capita (current LCU) rose 30,787 on 2024 (from 578,690 to 609,477). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +15,069 and a typical year strayed about 96,348 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.GDP.PCAP.CN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks; National Accounts data files, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); Staff estimates, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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