Inequality of food consumption vs. GDP per capita in Macao
Macao: Inequality of food consumption vs. GDP per capita was 0.3 in 2020. ▬ Flat
Inequality of food consumption vs. GDP per capita in Macao, 2000–2020
Source: FAO (2017) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Macao recorded 0.3 for inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita in 2020. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita in Macao peaked at 0.3 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.29, in 2000.
Macao ranks 40th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Inequality of food consumption vs. GDP per capita in Macao, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.29 | — |
| 2001 | 0.29 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.29 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.29 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.29 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.29 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.3 | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.294 | 0.29 | 0.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1 |
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More economy & growth data for Macao
- Gross domestic savings (current LCU), annual growth rate 7.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU), per capita 605,507 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), annual growth rate 7.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5768 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per capita 43,783 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current LCU), per capita 351,566 current LCU per person (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.971 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), annual growth rate 9.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- GDP (constant LCU), per unit of GDP 7.98 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current LCU), per unit of GDP 4.63 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita in Macao?
- Inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita in Macao was 0.3 in 2020, according to FAO (2017) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3 in 2006.
- What is the lowest inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.29 in 2000.
- How does Macao rank for inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita?
- Macao ranks 40th out of 185 countries with data for 2020.
- Is inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Macao data come from?
- The figures come from FAO (2017) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Inequality of food consumption vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Inequality of food consumption is measured by the coefficient of variation in per capita caloric consumption. Higher values represent larger levels of dietary inequality. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.