General government final consumption expenditure in Macau, China
Macau, China: General government final consumption expenditure was 12.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
General government final consumption expenditure in Macau, China, 1982–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for general government final consumption expenditure in Macau, China is 12.2%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and up 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure in Macau, China peaked at 27.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.7%, in 1983.
That places Macau, China 143rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
General government final consumption expenditure in Macau, China, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 5.8% | — |
| 1983 | 5.7% | -2.5% |
| 1984 | 6.2% | +9.0% |
| 1985 | 7.2% | +16.9% |
| 1986 | 7.5% | +3.9% |
| 1987 | 7.5% | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 8.2% | +9.2% |
| 1989 | 9.4% | +14.8% |
| 1990 | 10.2% | +8.5% |
| 1991 | 10.8% | +6.2% |
| 1992 | 8.9% | -17.7% |
| 1993 | 8.9% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 9.3% | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 9.6% | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 10.5% | +9.4% |
| 1997 | 11.4% | +8.6% |
| 1998 | 12.8% | +12.4% |
| 1999 | 14.8% | +16.0% |
| 2000 | 12.5% | -15.9% |
| 2001 | 12.4% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 12.2% | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 11.7% | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 9.6% | -17.8% |
| 2005 | 9.8% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 8.7% | -10.9% |
| 2007 | 8.7% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 8.7% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 9.6% | +10.5% |
| 2010 | 8.1% | -15.5% |
| 2011 | 7.1% | -13.0% |
| 2012 | 6.9% | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 6.5% | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 7.1% | +9.2% |
| 2015 | 9.7% | +36.6% |
| 2016 | 10.4% | +7.5% |
| 2017 | 9.7% | -6.5% |
| 2018 | 9.5% | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 10.2% | +8.0% |
| 2020 | 25.9% | +153.8% |
| 2021 | 21.4% | -17.5% |
| 2022 | 27.5% | +28.5% |
| 2023 | 13.9% | -49.5% |
| 2024 | 12.5% | -10.2% |
| 2025 | 12.2% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.2% | 5.7% | 9.4% | 8 |
| 1990s | 10.7% | 8.9% | 14.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.4% | 8.7% | 12.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.5% | 6.5% | 10.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.9% | 12.2% | 27.5% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Macau, China
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 28,508 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 3.4 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per capita 257,911 current LCU per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.3756 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5457 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate -0.5558 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1194 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 2.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate -0.4688 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is general government final consumption expenditure in Macau, China?
- General government final consumption expenditure in Macau, China was 12.2% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Macau, China?
- The highest recorded value was 27.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Macau, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7% in 1983.
- How does Macau, China rank for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Macau, China ranks 143rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Macau, China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Macau, China data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Final consumption expenditure is expenditure on goods and services by resident institutional units for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. General government FCE includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees), and most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.