Central government expense in Macao SAR, China

Central government expense in Macao SAR, China was equal to 19.6% of GDP in 2023.

Measure: Central government expense as a share of GDP Unit: % of GDP Data: 1996 to 2023 Source: World Bank
Macao SAR, China, 2023 19.6% % of GDP
Change from 2022 −29.6percentage points 2022: 49.2%
World, 2022 28.5% Official aggregate Not the same period as Macao SAR, China (2023).

Central government expense in Macao SAR, China over time

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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Central government expense as a share of GDP (% of GDP), 2000 to 2023
Period Macao SAR, ChinaWorld
2023 19.6% –
2022 49.2% 28.5%
2021 31.8% 31.7%
2020 43.2% 33.4%
2019 15.8% 26.7%
2018 14.6% 26.1%
2017 15.2% 26.3%
2016 16.3% 26.6%
2015 15.4% 26.8%
2014 11.4% 26.8%
2013 10.5% 27.1%
2012 10.9% 27.4%
2011 12.0% 27.5%
2010 14.7% 28.4%
2009 17.1% 28.4%
2008 13.7% 25.9%
2007 10.1% 24.8%
2006 10.9% 24.9%
2005 11.6% 25.1%
2004 11.9% 24.8%
2003 14.6% 25.2%
2002 14.9% 24.9%
2001 15.3% 24.7%
2000 15.0% 23.6%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −29.6 percentage points from 49.2% in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 10.5%, the figure has changed by +9.1 percentage points.

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Source and dates

Original producer
International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
GC.XPN.TOTL.GD.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1996 to 2023 for Macao SAR, China
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics