Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports) in Macao
Macao: Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports) was 45.8% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Ores and metals exports in Macao, 1973–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ores and metals exports in Macao is 45.8%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 39.5% on the previous year and up 2,064.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ores and metals exports in Macao peaked at 45.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2007.
That places Macao 9th out of 194 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports) in Macao, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.2% | — |
| 1974 | 0.5% | +143.9% |
| 1975 | 1.1% | +104.7% |
| 1976 | 0.7% | -36.7% |
| 1977 | 0.7% | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.7% | -4.9% |
| 1979 | 0.5% | -18.7% |
| 1980 | 0.4% | -17.2% |
| 1981 | 0.3% | -39.8% |
| 1982 | 0.6% | +121.4% |
| 1983 | 0.2% | -58.3% |
| 1984 | 0.2% | -28.6% |
| 1985 | 0.2% | -13.9% |
| 1986 | 0.1% | -27.9% |
| 1987 | 0.1% | -40.4% |
| 1989 | 0.1% | +85.6% |
| 1990 | 0.1% | -52.2% |
| 1991 | 0.1% | -6.5% |
| 1992 | 0.1% | +108.7% |
| 1993 | 0.2% | +47.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | -71.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | -16.5% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | +43.8% |
| 1997 | 0.2% | +204.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | -92.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | +119.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | -56.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | -37.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | -27.7% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | +5401.4% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | +266.0% |
| 2005 | 2.1% | +81.2% |
| 2006 | 2.7% | +28.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | — |
| 2009 | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | 0.0% | — |
| 2011 | 0.0% | — |
| 2012 | 0.0% | — |
| 2013 | 0.0% | — |
| 2014 | 10.4% | — |
| 2015 | 2.1% | -79.7% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | -50.6% |
| 2017 | 18.4% | +1661.0% |
| 2018 | 22.6% | +22.9% |
| 2019 | 19.3% | -14.7% |
| 2020 | 17.9% | -7.0% |
| 2021 | 24.1% | +34.3% |
| 2022 | 21.6% | -10.2% |
| 2023 | 19.9% | -8.1% |
| 2024 | 32.8% | +65.3% |
| 2025 | 45.8% | +39.5% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 45.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.7%, 17.0× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Macao's 45.8% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.0%, 15.4× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +5401.4% | 0.0% | 0.3% |
| 2017 | +1661.0% | 1.0% | 18.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6% | 0.2% | 1.1% | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.6% | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.0% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.4% | 0.0% | 22.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.0% | 17.9% | 45.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Macao
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Frequently asked questions
- What is ores and metals exports in Macao?
- Ores and metals exports in Macao was 45.8% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest ores and metals exports recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 45.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest ores and metals exports recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2007.
- How does Macao rank for ores and metals exports?
- Macao ranks 9th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ores and metals exports rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2,064.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Macao data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ores and metals comprise the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 27 (crude fertilizer, minerals nes); 28 (metalliferous ores, scrap); and 68 (non-ferrous metals). Exports of services are services provided by residents to non-residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.