Merchandise trade as a proportion of GDP in China, Macao Special Administrative Region
China, Macao Special Administrative Region: Merchandise trade as a proportion of GDP was 35.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Merchandise trade as a proportion of GDP in China, Macao Special Administrative Region, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise trade as a proportion of gdp in China, Macao Special Administrative Region is 35.8%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 15.0% on the previous year and up 57.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise trade as a proportion of gdp in China, Macao Special Administrative Region peaked at 76.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 21.6%, in 2017.
China, Macao Special Administrative Region ranks 30th of 37 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Merchandise trade as a proportion of GDP in China, Macao Special Administrative Region, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 76.2% | — |
| 2001 | 74.7% | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 72.8% | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 70.5% | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 64.9% | -8.0% |
| 2005 | 57.5% | -11.4% |
| 2006 | 52.4% | -8.9% |
| 2007 | 46.6% | -11.1% |
| 2008 | 37.5% | -19.6% |
| 2009 | 26.5% | -29.4% |
| 2010 | 23.0% | -13.0% |
| 2011 | 23.9% | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 23.2% | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 21.9% | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 22.8% | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 26.6% | +16.7% |
| 2016 | 22.6% | -14.8% |
| 2017 | 21.6% | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 23.0% | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 23.2% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 51.2% | +120.9% |
| 2021 | 68.0% | +32.9% |
| 2022 | 76.3% | +12.1% |
| 2023 | 42.1% | -44.8% |
| 2024 | 35.8% | -15.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise trade 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 | +120.9% | 23.2% | 51.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.9% | 26.5% | 76.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.2% | 21.6% | 26.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.7% | 35.8% | 76.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near China, Macao Special Administrative Region
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)
- 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)
- Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP, by type of raw material 0.1563 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise trade as a proportion of gdp in China, Macao Special Administrative Region?
- Merchandise trade as a proportion of gdp in China, Macao Special Administrative Region was 35.8% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest merchandise trade as a proportion of gdp recorded in China, Macao Special Administrative Region?
- The highest recorded value was 76.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest merchandise trade as a proportion of gdp recorded in China, Macao Special Administrative Region?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.6% in 2017.
- How does China, Macao Special Administrative Region rank for merchandise trade as a proportion of gdp?
- China, Macao Special Administrative Region ranks 30th out of 37 groups with data for 2024.
- Is merchandise trade as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in China, Macao Special Administrative Region?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Merchandise trade as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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