Food, beverages and tobacco in Macao
Macao: Food, beverages and tobacco was 51.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Food, beverages and tobacco in Macao, 1978–2024
Source: International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % of value added in manufacturing.
Analysis
Macao recorded 51.0% for food, beverages and tobacco in 2024.
That represents a change of down 5.0% on the previous year and up 69.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food, beverages and tobacco in Macao peaked at 53.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 1984.
That places Macao 37th out of 157 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Food, beverages and tobacco in Macao, year by year
| Year | % of value added in manufacturing | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 1.7% | — |
| 1979 | 1.8% | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 1.6% | -8.0% |
| 1981 | 1.5% | -6.3% |
| 1982 | 1.8% | +18.0% |
| 1983 | 1.5% | -16.2% |
| 1984 | 1.5% | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 1.9% | +27.8% |
| 1986 | 2.0% | +5.1% |
| 1987 | 1.7% | -11.7% |
| 1988 | 1.5% | -13.7% |
| 1989 | 1.6% | +4.1% |
| 1990 | 2.1% | +34.8% |
| 1991 | 1.9% | -11.4% |
| 1992 | 1.8% | -3.6% |
| 1993 | 2.6% | +44.1% |
| 1994 | 3.2% | +21.7% |
| 1995 | 3.4% | +8.3% |
| 1996 | 3.9% | +14.4% |
| 1997 | 3.7% | -4.5% |
| 1998 | 3.7% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 3.7% | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 3.3% | -9.6% |
| 2001 | 3.7% | +10.1% |
| 2002 | 3.5% | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 3.4% | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 3.4% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 3.5% | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 3.8% | +7.4% |
| 2007 | 10.4% | +176.6% |
| 2008 | 13.4% | +28.6% |
| 2009 | 17.1% | +27.7% |
| 2010 | 25.7% | +50.4% |
| 2011 | 28.2% | +9.6% |
| 2012 | 30.8% | +9.2% |
| 2013 | 32.0% | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 30.0% | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 31.9% | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 33.8% | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 43.8% | +29.9% |
| 2018 | 48.9% | +11.6% |
| 2019 | 50.0% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 36.2% | -27.6% |
| 2021 | 41.6% | +14.8% |
| 2022 | 36.7% | -11.7% |
| 2023 | 53.7% | +46.3% |
| 2024 | 51.0% | -5.0% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 51.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 13.5%, 3.8× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Macao's 51.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 28.6%, 1.8× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food, beverages and tobacco in Macao 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +176.6% | 3.8% | 10.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.8% | 2 |
| 1980s | 1.7% | 1.5% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.0% | 1.8% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.5% | 3.3% | 17.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.5% | 25.7% | 50.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.8% | 36.2% | 53.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Macao
More economy & growth data for Macao
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 1.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 0.9796 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 74,350 current LCU per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 3.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.0988 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 7,499 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.3012 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 22,860 current US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4232 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food, beverages and tobacco in Macao?
- Food, beverages and tobacco in Macao was 51.0% in 2024, according to International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest food, beverages and tobacco recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 53.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest food, beverages and tobacco recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 1984.
- How does Macao rank for food, beverages and tobacco?
- Macao ranks 37th out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is food, beverages and tobacco rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Macao data come from?
- The figures come from International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), published as part of Food, beverages and tobacco (% of value added in manufacturing). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Manufacturing of food, beverages, and tobacco includes industries classified in ISIC (Rev. 3) divisions 15 and 16. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of value added in manufacturing which is the contribution to the economy by the manufacturing sector (ISIC Rev. 3 major division D).