Macao SAR, China: GDP per capita, PPP (current international $)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, Macao SAR, China's GDP per capita, PPP (current international $) rose 9,886 on 2024 (from 127,144 to 137,031).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +3,119 and a typical year strayed about 19,395 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 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 52,241 in 2023 and the biggest yearly fall was 68,952 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 less than 1% 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 5th highest value of the 185 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

• Singapore — 1st of 185: 163,354
• Luxembourg — 2nd of 185: 156,542
• Ireland — 3rd of 185: 155,089
• Qatar — 5th of 185: 128,883
• Norway — 6th of 185: 104,044
• Switzerland — 7th of 185: 102,513

What this measures

This indicator provides values for gross domestic product (GDP) per person expressed in current international dollars, converted by purchasing power parities (PPPs). PPPs account for the different price levels across countries and thus PPP-based comparisons of economic output are more appropriate for comparing the output of economies and the average material well-being of their inhabitants than exchange-rate based comparisons. 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. This series has been linked to produce a consistent time series to counteract breaks in series over time due to changes in base years, source data and methodologies. Thus, it may not be comparable with other national accounts series in the database for historical years. 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. The PPP conversion factor is a currency conversion factor and a spatial price deflator.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 36 values

GDP per capita, PPP (current international $) in nearby economies

• Australia — 71,934 (2025)
• Brunei Darussalam — 92,430 (2025)
• Cambodia — 8,543 (2025)
• China — 29,333 (2025)
• Fiji — 16,338 (2025)
• Hong Kong SAR, China — 80,423 (2025)
• Indonesia — 17,660 (2025)
• Japan — 55,422 (2025)
• Kiribati — 3,937 (2025)
• Korea, Rep. — 63,125 (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, PPP (current international $)?

137,031 in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1990?

It is up 390.51% from 27,936 in 1990 (4.65% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 149,859 in 2013 and the lowest 27,936 in 1990.

How does Macao SAR, China rank?

5th highest of 185 economies with data for 2025.

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

In 2025, Macao SAR, China's GDP per capita, PPP (current international $) rose 9,886 on 2024 (from 127,144 to 137,031). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +3,119 and a typical year strayed about 19,395 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 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.PP.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Comparison Program (ICP), World Bank (WB), uri: https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/icp/data, note: This information is for ICP’s PPPs utilized in WDI, publisher: International Comparison Program (ICP), date accessed: May 30, 2024, date published: May 30, 2024; The Eurostat PPP Progr… 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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