Macao SAR, China: High-technology exports (current US$)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, Macao SAR, China's high-technology exports (current US$) did not change US$0 on 2023 (from US$0 to US$0).

Across the 16 yearly changes before that (2008 to 2023), the average change was +US$0 and a typical year strayed about US$1.74 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 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 US$4.77 million in 2017 and the biggest yearly fall was US$4.77 million in 2018. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2015 to 2024 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 8% 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 2024, Macao SAR, China had the 118th highest value of the 120 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 2024 ranking

• Belize — 117th of 120: US$13
• Antigua and Barbuda — 118th of 120: US$0
• Bahamas, The — 119th of 120: US$0

What this measures

High-technology exports are products with high R&D intensity, such as aerospace, computers, pharmaceuticals, scientific instruments, and electrical machinery.

Limitations: The indicator is based on data reported by countries to COMTRADE. The export values presented in the World Development Indicators represent Gross Exports less Re-Exports. The values may be impacted in cases of reporting errors or missing data, for example if countries do not report Re-Exports for one or more periods.

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

All 18 values

High-technology exports (current US$) in nearby economies

• Australia — US$8.19 billion (2024)
• Brunei Darussalam — US$28.95 million (2024)
• Cambodia — US$1.1 billion (2024)
• China — US$856.77 billion (2024)
• Fiji — US$2.85 million (2024)
• French Polynesia — US$1.33 million (2024)
• Hong Kong SAR, China — US$422.35 billion (2024)
• Indonesia — US$10.41 billion (2024)
• Japan — US$102.45 billion (2024)
• Korea, Rep. — US$216.2 billion (2024)

More infrastructure data for Macao SAR, China

• Fixed telephone subscriptions — 81,260 (2024)
• Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) — 11.28 (2024)
• Mobile cellular subscriptions — 1.45 million (2024)
• Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) — 201.14 (2024)
• Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) — 0.15% (2024)
• Individuals using the Internet (% of population) — 89.83% (2024)
• Fixed broadband subscriptions — 215,037 (2024)
• Fixed broadband subscriptions (per 100 people) — 29.86 (2024)
• ICT goods imports (% total goods imports) — 12.5% (2024)

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Questions people ask

What is Macao SAR, China's high-technology exports (current US$)?

US$0 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How does Macao SAR, China rank?

118th highest of 120 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in high-technology exports (current US$) unusual for Macao SAR, China?

In 2024, Macao SAR, China's high-technology exports (current US$) did not change US$0 on 2023 (from US$0 to US$0). Across the 16 yearly changes before that (2008 to 2023), the average change was +US$0 and a typical year strayed about US$1.74 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), uri: comtrade.un.org, publisher: UN Statistics Division; World Integrated Trade Solution system (WITS), World Bank (WB), uri: https://wits.worldbank.org/.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator TX.VAL.TECH.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), uri: comtrade.un.org, publisher: UN Statistics Division; World Integrated Trade Solution system (WITS), World Bank (WB), uri: https://wits.worldbank.org/ 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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