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Overview In 2022 Macau was the number 146 economy in the world in terms of total exports and the number 111 in total imports.

Exports The top exports of Macau are Jewellery ($273M), Broadcasting Equipment ($186M), Precious Metal Watches ($145M), Trunks and Cases ($85.6M), and Base Metal Watches ($71.7M), exporting mostly to Hong Kong ($1.22B), China ($157M), United States ($135M), Switzerland ($56.4M), and Israel ($37.4M).

Imports The top imports of Macau are Jewellery ($834M), Electricity ($470M), Broadcasting Equipment ($463M), Trunks and Cases ($437M), and Precious Metal Watches ($411M), importing mostly from China ($4.21B), Hong Kong ($2.73B), France ($490M), Italy ($382M), and United States ($361M).

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The following section uses the most recent trade data from partners of Macau.

Disclaimer: data is presented based on availability and only countries that use the harmonized system are being shown.

* Trade values are converted to USD using each month's exchange rate. For December 2023 data, the exchange rate from December 30, 2023 is used.

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The data obtained is mirror data. The trade of countries that do not report current data can be reconstructed based on data reported by partner countries with current data available.

*All data is converted to USD using January 2020 exchange rates when data is reported in local currency.

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Historical Data

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Top Export (2022)Jewellery$273M
Top Destination (2022)Hong Kong$1.22B

In 2022, Macau exported a total of $1.88B, making it the number 146 exporter in the world. During the last five reported years the exports of Macau have changed by $537M from $1.34B in 2017 to $1.88B in 2022.

The most recent exports are led by Jewellery ($273M), Broadcasting Equipment ($186M), Precious Metal Watches ($145M), Trunks and Cases ($85.6M), and Base Metal Watches ($71.7M). The most common destination for the exports of Macau are Hong Kong ($1.22B), China ($157M), United States ($135M), Switzerland ($56.4M), and Israel ($37.4M).

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Fastest Growing Export Markets (2021 - 2022)
Hong Kong$95.4M (+ 8.47%)
Switzerland$47.8M (+ 560%)
United States$14.9M (+ 12.4%)
Fastest Growing Import Markets (2021 - 2022)
China$977M (+ 30.3%)
Hong Kong$339M (+ 14.2%)
Vietnam$63.9M (+ 79.8%)

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Potential Exports

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Service Trade

Service Trade

Macau Exports Services (2018)$43.5B
Macau Imports Services (2018)$4.87B

In 2018, Macau exported $43.5B worth of services. The top services exported by Macau in 2018 were Personal travel ($37.9B), Business travel ($2.41B), Financial services ($1.15B), Other business services ($923M), and Transportation ($694M).

The top services imported by Macau in 2018 were Personal travel ($1.39B), Other business services ($1.07B), Financial services ($599M), Transportation ($468M), and Construction services ($462M).

Service Exports (2018)

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Economic Complexity

Most Specialized Products by RCA Index

Macau has a high level of specialization in Precious Metal Watches (112), Copper Foil (78.6), Watch Cases and Parts (47.8), Knit Men's Undergarments (46.2), and Knitted Hats (35.5). Specialization is measured using RCA, an index that takes the ratio between Macau observed and expected exports in each product.

Most Complex Products by PCI

Export Opportunities by Relatedness

The top export opportunities for Macau according to the relatedness index, were Other Knit Garments (0.16), Party Decorations (0.16), Non-Knit Active Wear (0.16), Portable Lighting (0.16), and Non-Knit Babies' Garments (0.16). Relatedness measures the distance between a country's current exports and each product. The barchart show only products that Macau is not specialized in.

Product Space

The product space is a network connecting products that are likely to be co-exported. The product space can be used to predict future exports, since countries are more likely to start exporting products that are related to current exports. Relatedness measures the distance between a product, and all of the products a country currently specializes in.

Relatedness Space

This network shows the products most related to the production structure of Macau. These are products that tend to be co-exported with the products that Macau exports. Higher relatedness values ​​indicate greater knowledge, which predicts a greater probability of exporting that product in the future.

Relatedness Space (2022)

Diversification Frontier

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The Complexity-Relatedness diagram compares the risk vs strategic value of a country's potential export oppotunities. Relatedness is predictive of the probability that a country increases its exports in a product. Complexity, is associated with higher levels of income, economic growth, less income inequality, and lower greenhouse emissions.

Diversification Frontier

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