Natural resource rents in Macao

Macao: Natural resource rents was 0.0007 in 2021. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2021)
0.0007
Change on year
down 21.6%
World rank
186th
of 211 countries
All-time high
0.0037
in 1986
All-time low
0.0003
in 2019
Years of data
40
1982–2021

Natural resource rents in Macao, 1982–2021

00.0010.0020.0030.0041982200120211982: 0.0021983: 0.0021984: 0.0031985: 0.0031986: 0.0041987: 0.0031988: 0.0031989: 0.0021990: 0.0021991: 0.0021992: 0.0021993: 0.0011994: 0.0021995: 0.0031996: 0.0031997: 0.0021998: 0.0021999: 0.0012000: 0.0012001: 0.0012002: 0.0012003: 0.0022004: 0.0012005: 0.0012006: 0.0012007: 0.0012008: 0.0012009: 0.0012010: 0.0012011: 0.0012012: 0.0012013: 0.0012014: 0.0012015: 0.0012016: 0.0012017: 0.0012018: 02019: 02020: 0.0012021: 0.001

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Macao recorded 0.0007 for natural resource rents in 2021.

The figure is down 21.6% on the previous year and down 21.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, natural resource rents in Macao peaked at 0.0037 in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.0003, in 2019.

Macao ranks 186th of 211 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Natural resource rents in Macao, year by year

Annual values for Natural resource rents in Macao, 1982 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1982 0.0018 —
1983 0.0019 +3.4%
1984 0.0026 +37.1%
1985 0.0025 -2.2%
1986 0.0037 +47.7%
1987 0.0029 -21.3%
1988 0.0025 -12.6%
1989 0.0022 -12.7%
1990 0.0019 -13.8%
1991 0.0019 -0.2%
1992 0.002 +2.1%
1993 0.0014 -26.4%
1994 0.0018 +22.2%
1995 0.0027 +51.7%
1996 0.0027 +2.4%
1997 0.0025 -9.3%
1998 0.0021 -16.2%
1999 0.0011 -44.6%
2000 0.0011 -4.1%
2001 0.0013 +13.8%
2002 0.0013 +3.3%
2003 0.0017 +28.8%
2004 0.0014 -14.7%
2005 0.0008 -42.7%
2006 0.0008 -6.2%
2007 0.0009 +19.9%
2008 0.0013 +47.3%
2009 0.0012 -9.2%
2010 0.0009 -26.0%
2011 0.0009 +1.5%
2012 0.0006 -30.6%
2013 0.0005 -18.2%
2014 0.0007 +35.7%
2015 0.0007 -4.4%
2016 0.0008 +13.2%
2017 0.0008 +6.6%
2018 0.0004 -53.6%
2019 0.0003 -8.8%
2020 0.0009 +167.5%
2021 0.0007 -21.6%

Macao compared with similar countries

  • Macao's 0.0007 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1193, 1% of the median. (82 countries reporting)
  • Macao's 0.0007 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.7017, 0% of the median. (36 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Natural resource rents 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.

YearChange FromTo
2020 +167.5% 0.0003 0.0009

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.0025 0.0018 0.0037 8
1990s 0.002 0.0011 0.0027 10
2000s 0.0012 0.0008 0.0017 10
2010s 0.0007 0.0003 0.0009 10
2020s 0.0008 0.0007 0.0009 2

Countries ranked near Macao

  1. 183 Aruba 0.0021 compare
  2. 184 Liechtenstein 0.0015 compare
  3. 185 Hong Kong 0.001 compare
  4. 187 Singapore 0.0002 compare
  5. 188 Iceland 0.0001 compare
  6. 189 American Samoa 0
  7. 189 Andorra 0
  8. 189 Antigua and Barbuda 0
  9. 189 Bermuda 0
  10. 189 Cayman Islands 0
  11. 189 Curacao 0
  12. 189 Faroe Islands 0
  13. 189 Greenland 0 compare
  14. 189 Grenada 0
  15. 189 Guam 0
  16. 189 Isle of Man 0
  17. 189 Malta 0 compare
  18. 189 Marshall Islands 0
  19. 189 Monaco 0
  20. 189 Nauru 0
  21. 189 Northern Mariana Islands 0
  22. 189 Palau 0
  23. 189 Palestine 0
  24. 189 Puerto Rico 0
  25. 189 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0
  26. 189 San Marino 0
  27. 189 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0
  28. 189 Tuvalu 0

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Frequently asked questions

What is natural resource rents in Macao?
Natural resource rents in Macao was 0.0007 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest natural resource rents recorded in Macao?
The highest recorded value was 0.0037 in 1986.
What is the lowest natural resource rents recorded in Macao?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 in 2019.
How does Macao rank for natural resource rents?
Macao ranks 186th out of 211 countries with data for 2021.
Is natural resource rents rising or falling in Macao?
Over the last ten years it is down 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Macao data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Natural resource rents. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Natural resource rents
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
211 places, 9,209 data points, 1970–2021
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