Macao SAR, China's personal transfers, receipts (current US$, BoP) was US$143.32 million in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 262.58% from US$39.53 million in 2015 (13.75% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$143.32 million | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | US$65.77 million | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | US$39.53 million | 2015 |
| Highest | US$143.32 million | 2025 |
| Lowest | US$27.59 million | 2016 |
| Average since 2016 | US$74.76 million | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | US$46.62 million |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Macao SAR, China's personal transfers, receipts (current US$, BoP) rose 21.2% on 2024 (from US$118.25 million to US$143.32 million).
Across the 22 yearly changes before that (2003 to 2024), the average change was +5.4% and a typical year strayed about 15% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 30.6% in 2019 and the biggest yearly fall was 30.2% in 2016. 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 the straight-line trend is upward, about US$12.3 million a year. A straight line explains 97% of the movement over 10 observed years.
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 89th highest value of the 109 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.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Macao SAR, China | US$143.32 million | 2025 |
| World | US$567.33 billion | 2023 |
Closest to Macao SAR, China in the 2025 ranking
- Netherlands — 86th of 109: US$154.88 million
- Uruguay — 87th of 109: US$146.14 million
- Botswana — 88th of 109: US$143.36 million
- Belize — 90th of 109: US$121.47 million
- Slovenia — 91st of 109: US$113.12 million
- Mozambique — 92nd of 109: US$96.49 million
What this measures
Personal transfers are current transfers, in cash or in kind, received by resident households from non-resident households. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 24 values
| Year | Personal transfers, receipts (current US$, BoP) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 143,320,352 |
| 2024 | 118,250,214 |
| 2023 | 103,711,942 |
| 2022 | 83,373,792 |
| 2021 | 73,900,167 |
| 2020 | 65,768,945 |
| 2019 | 55,002,382 |
| 2018 | 42,116,218 |
| 2017 | 34,553,805 |
| 2016 | 27,588,640 |
| 2015 |
Personal transfers, receipts (current US$, BoP) in nearby economies
- Cambodia — US$2.12 billion (2025)
- China — US$6.2 billion (2018)
- Fiji — US$391.28 million (2024)
- French Polynesia — US$1.86 million (2016)
- Indonesia — US$17.25 billion (2025)
- Japan — US$4.41 billion (2025)
- Kiribati — US$9.76 million (2025)
- Korea, Rep. — US$6.29 billion (2025)
- Lao PDR — US$400.26 million (2025)
- Marshall Islands
More economic policy & debt data for Macao SAR, China
- Adjusted savings, education expenditure (% of GNI) — 4.4% (2021)
- Adjusted savings, carbon dioxide damage (current US$) — 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$6.35 billion (2025)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Macao SAR, China's personal transfers, receipts (current US$, BoP)?
- US$143.32 million in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2002?
- It is up 207.42% from US$46.62 million in 2002 (5% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$143.32 million in 2025 and the lowest US$27.59 million in 2016.
- How does Macao SAR, China rank?
- 89th highest of 109 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in personal transfers, receipts (current US$, BoP) unusual for Macao SAR, China?
- In 2025, Macao SAR, China's personal transfers, receipts (current US$, BoP) rose 21.2% on 2024 (from US$118.25 million to US$143.32 million). Across the 22 yearly changes before that (2003 to 2024), the average change was +5.4% and a typical year strayed about 15% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator BX.TRF.PWKR.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF) 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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