Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in China, Macao Special Administrative Region
China, Macao Special Administrative Region: Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP was -19.6% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in China, Macao Special Administrative Region, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in China, Macao Special Administrative Region is -19.6%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 60.2% on the previous year and down 87.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in China, Macao Special Administrative Region peaked at -10.1% in 2007 and was at its lowest, -49.2%, in 2022.
That places China, Macao Special Administrative Region 10th out of 27 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in China, Macao Special Administrative Region, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -15.0% | — |
| 2001 | -15.3% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | -14.9% | -2.4% |
| 2003 | -14.6% | -2.3% |
| 2004 | -11.9% | -18.7% |
| 2005 | -11.6% | -2.5% |
| 2006 | -10.9% | -6.0% |
| 2007 | -10.1% | -7.3% |
| 2008 | -13.7% | +35.8% |
| 2009 | -17.1% | +24.6% |
| 2010 | -14.7% | -13.8% |
| 2011 | -12.0% | -18.4% |
| 2012 | -10.9% | -9.1% |
| 2013 | -10.5% | -4.0% |
| 2014 | -11.4% | +8.6% |
| 2015 | -15.4% | +35.6% |
| 2016 | -16.3% | +6.1% |
| 2017 | -15.2% | -6.9% |
| 2018 | -14.6% | -4.0% |
| 2019 | -15.8% | +8.5% |
| 2020 | -43.2% | +172.7% |
| 2021 | -31.8% | -26.5% |
| 2022 | -49.2% | +54.8% |
| 2023 | -19.6% | -60.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in China, Macao Special Administrative Region changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -172.7% | -15.8% | -43.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -13.5% | -17.1% | -10.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | -13.7% | -16.3% | -10.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | -35.9% | -49.2% | -19.6% | 4 |
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More economy & growth data for China, Macao Special Administrative Region
- Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows 3,531 (2024)
- Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person 2.8% (2025)
- Manufacturing value added (constant 2020 United States dollars) as a 0.6% (2025)
- Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita 6.9% (2024)
- Manufacturing value added (current United States dollars) as a 0.7% (2024)
- Merchandise trade as a proportion of GDP 35.8% (2024)
- Annual GDP growth 7.8% (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP 3.8% (2024)
- Annual growth of exports of goods and services 6.8% (2024)
- Annual growth of imports of goods and services -0.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in China, Macao Special Administrative Region?
- Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in China, Macao Special Administrative Region was -19.6% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp recorded in China, Macao Special Administrative Region?
- The highest recorded value was -10.1% in 2007.
- What is the lowest cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp recorded in China, Macao Special Administrative Region?
- The lowest recorded value was -49.2% in 2022.
- How does China, Macao Special Administrative Region rank for cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp?
- China, Macao Special Administrative Region ranks 10th out of 27 groups with data for 2023.
- Is cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in China, Macao Special Administrative Region?
- Over the last ten years it is down 87.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China, Macao Special Administrative Region data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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