Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports) in Macao
Macao: Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports) was 0.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Ores and metals imports in Macao, 1973–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
In 2025, ores and metals imports in Macao stood at 0.2%.
That represents a change of down 23.5% on the previous year and down 43.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ores and metals imports in Macao peaked at 4.6% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2001.
Macao ranks 196th of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports) in Macao, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 3.7% | — |
| 1974 | 1.7% | -52.8% |
| 1975 | 0.7% | -60.9% |
| 1976 | 1.4% | +101.1% |
| 1977 | 1.4% | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 2.0% | +46.8% |
| 1979 | 1.3% | -34.4% |
| 1980 | 0.8% | -42.7% |
| 1981 | 1.1% | +47.9% |
| 1983 | 0.7% | -36.4% |
| 1984 | 0.8% | +9.0% |
| 1985 | 0.9% | +10.9% |
| 1986 | 0.7% | -17.8% |
| 1987 | 1.2% | +64.6% |
| 1989 | 1.8% | +56.4% |
| 1990 | 1.1% | -40.8% |
| 1991 | 1.0% | -9.7% |
| 1992 | 1.1% | +9.9% |
| 1993 | 4.6% | +328.6% |
| 1994 | 1.1% | -76.0% |
| 1995 | 0.6% | -46.8% |
| 1996 | 0.6% | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 0.6% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.5% | -9.6% |
| 1999 | 0.4% | -12.5% |
| 2000 | 0.4% | -21.4% |
| 2001 | 0.2% | -49.6% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | +64.3% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | +20.3% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | +55.3% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | +17.5% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | +51.6% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | -19.1% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | -5.7% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | -47.6% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | +26.4% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | -17.2% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | -16.3% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | +7.9% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | -40.7% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | +11.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | +57.6% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | -15.8% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | +54.2% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | -13.3% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | -21.2% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | -11.6% |
| 2024 | 0.3% | -8.5% |
| 2025 | 0.2% | -23.5% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 0.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.2%, 10% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Macao's 0.2% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.4%, 16% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +328.6% | 1.1% | 4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.7% | 0.7% | 3.7% | 7 |
| 1980s | 1.0% | 0.7% | 1.8% | 8 |
| 1990s | 1.1% | 0.4% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is ores and metals imports in Macao?
- Ores and metals imports in Macao was 0.2% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest ores and metals imports recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 4.6% in 1993.
- What is the lowest ores and metals imports recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2001.
- How does Macao rank for ores and metals imports?
- Macao ranks 196th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ores and metals imports rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.0%. 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 imports (% of merchandise imports). 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). Imports of services are services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a 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.