Net investment in nonfinancial assets (% of GDP) in Macao
Macao: Net investment in nonfinancial assets (% of GDP) was 4.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Macao, 1996–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Macao recorded 4.8% for net investment in nonfinancial assets in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.6% on the previous year and up 175.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net investment in nonfinancial assets in Macao peaked at 8.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2013.
That places Macao 43rd out of 156 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Net investment in nonfinancial assets (% of GDP) in Macao, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 2.2% | — |
| 1997 | 2.5% | +15.2% |
| 1998 | 2.8% | +12.6% |
| 1999 | 2.2% | -22.1% |
| 2000 | 1.5% | -34.3% |
| 2001 | 1.6% | +9.7% |
| 2002 | 2.5% | +56.0% |
| 2003 | 3.7% | +49.8% |
| 2004 | 4.1% | +8.8% |
| 2005 | 4.6% | +12.5% |
| 2006 | 3.8% | -16.4% |
| 2007 | 2.5% | -34.1% |
| 2008 | 2.0% | -20.6% |
| 2009 | 2.5% | +22.9% |
| 2010 | 2.4% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 3.2% | +31.3% |
| 2012 | 4.0% | +27.0% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | -80.1% |
| 2014 | 1.7% | +115.5% |
| 2015 | 2.6% | +48.4% |
| 2016 | 2.5% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 3.5% | +37.7% |
| 2018 | 3.5% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 2.6% | -24.9% |
| 2020 | 6.1% | +131.9% |
| 2021 | 6.1% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 8.4% | +39.3% |
| 2023 | 5.6% | -33.3% |
| 2024 | 4.8% | -15.6% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 4.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.1%, 2.2× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Macao's 4.8% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.6%, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.4% | 2.2% | 2.8% | 4 |
| 2000s | 2.9% | 1.5% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 0.8% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.2% | 4.8% | 8.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Macao
More public sector data for Macao
- Tax revenue 27.4% (2024)
- Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency 0 (2019)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 8.6% (2024)
- Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP 0 (2019)
- Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Purchasing power 0 (2019)
- Taxes on goods and services 76.2% (2024)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) 7.0% (2024)
- Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency 0 units per person (2019)
- Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency 0 units per US$ of GDP (2019)
- Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency 0 units per square kilometre (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net investment in nonfinancial assets in Macao?
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Macao was 4.8% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest net investment in nonfinancial assets recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 8.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest net investment in nonfinancial assets recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2013.
- How does Macao rank for net investment in nonfinancial assets?
- Macao ranks 43rd out of 156 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net investment in nonfinancial assets rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 175.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Macao data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Net investment in nonfinancial assets (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net investment in government nonfinancial assets includes fixed assets, inventories, valuables, and nonproduced assets. Nonfinancial assets are stores of value and provide benefits either through their use in the production of goods and services or in the form of property income and holding gains. Net investment in nonfinancial assets also includes consumption of fixed capital. 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.