Cayman Islands vs Macau, China: GDP per capita
Cayman Islands
70,945 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2015
Macau, China
64,662 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2023
Cayman Islands rank
10th
Macau, China rank
13th
GDP per capita over time
- Cayman Islands
- Macau, China
How they compare
Cayman Islands currently reports 70,945 international-$ in 2021 prices against 64,662 international-$ in 2021 prices in Macau, China, a difference of 6,283 international-$ in 2021 prices.
That makes Cayman Islands's figure about 1.1 times Macau, China's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Cayman Islands ahead.
Cayman Islands ranks 10th and Macau, China ranks 13th of 184 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Cayman Islands averaged higher in 4 and Macau, China in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cayman Islands | Macau, China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 40,851 international-$ in 2021 prices | 11,045 international-$ in 2021 prices | 29,806 international-$ in 2021 prices | Cayman Islands |
| 1980s | 62,979 international-$ in 2021 prices | 19,325 international-$ in 2021 prices | 43,653 international-$ in 2021 prices | Cayman Islands |
| 1990s | 89,021 international-$ in 2021 prices | 33,150 international-$ in 2021 prices | 55,871 international-$ in 2021 prices | Cayman Islands |
| 2000s | 95,645 international-$ in 2021 prices | 53,908 international-$ in 2021 prices | 41,737 international-$ in 2021 prices | Cayman Islands |
| 2010s | 71,244 international-$ in 2021 prices | 138,462 international-$ in 2021 prices | 67,218 international-$ in 2021 prices | Macau, China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gdp per capita, Cayman Islands or Macau, China?
- Cayman Islands, at 70,945 international-$ in 2021 prices against 64,662 international-$ in 2021 prices in Macau, China as of 2015.
- What is the difference in gdp per capita between Cayman Islands and Macau, China?
- 6,283 international-$ in 2021 prices, with Cayman Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cayman Islands and Macau, China?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2015.
- How do Cayman Islands and Macau, China rank globally for gdp per capita?
- Cayman Islands ranks 10th and Macau, China ranks 13th of 184 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average economic output per person in a country or region per year. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.