CPI: National consumer price index, percentage change in Macao
Macao: CPI: National consumer price index, percentage change was 0.33 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
CPI: National consumer price index, percentage change from previous in Macao, 1999–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cpi: national consumer price index, percentage change from previous in Macao is 0.33, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 50.7% on the previous year and down 92.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cpi: national consumer price index, percentage change from previous in Macao peaked at 8.61 in 2008 and was at its lowest, -3.2, in 1999.
That places Macao 169th out of 193 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
CPI: National consumer price index, percentage change in Macao, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | -3.2 | — |
| 2000 | -1.61 | -49.7% |
| 2001 | -1.98 | +23.0% |
| 2002 | -2.64 | +33.3% |
| 2003 | -1.56 | -40.9% |
| 2004 | 0.98 | -162.8% |
| 2005 | 4.4 | +349.0% |
| 2006 | 5.15 | +17.0% |
| 2007 | 5.57 | +8.2% |
| 2008 | 8.61 | +54.6% |
| 2009 | 1.17 | -86.4% |
| 2010 | 2.81 | +140.2% |
| 2011 | 5.81 | +106.8% |
| 2012 | 6.11 | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 5.5 | -10.0% |
| 2014 | 6.05 | +10.0% |
| 2015 | 4.56 | -24.6% |
| 2016 | 2.37 | -48.0% |
| 2017 | 1.23 | -48.1% |
| 2018 | 3 | +143.9% |
| 2019 | 2.75 | -8.3% |
| 2020 | 0.81 | -70.5% |
| 2021 | 0.03 | -96.3% |
| 2022 | 1.05 | +3400.0% |
| 2023 | 0.48 | -54.3% |
| 2024 | 0.67 | +39.6% |
| 2025 | 0.33 | -50.7% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 0.33 is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.32, 14% of the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Macao's 0.33 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.12, 16% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where CPI: National consumer price index, percentage change 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +3400.0% | 0.03 | 1.05 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -3.2 | -3.2 | -3.2 | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.81 | -2.64 | 8.61 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.02 | 1.23 | 6.11 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5617 | 0.03 | 1.05 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Macao
- 166 Togo 0.43 compare
- 166 East Timor 0.43 compare
- 168 Finland 0.34 compare
- 170 Iraq 0.3 compare
- 170 Seychelles 0.3 compare
- 172 El Salvador 0.26 compare
More work & labour data for Macao
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 208.94 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 66.82 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 420.81 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 2.74 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 0.769 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 206,074 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 117,019 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 64.99 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 2.38 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate -0.2761 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cpi: national consumer price index, percentage change from previous in Macao?
- Cpi: national consumer price index, percentage change from previous in Macao was 0.33 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest cpi: national consumer price index, percentage change from previous recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 8.61 in 2008.
- What is the lowest cpi: national consumer price index, percentage change from previous recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.2 in 1999.
- How does Macao rank for cpi: national consumer price index, percentage change from previous?
- Macao ranks 169th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cpi: national consumer price index, percentage change from previous rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 92.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Macao data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of CPI: National consumer price index, percentage change from previous year (General - Individual consumption expenditure of households). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This indicator shows the percentage change of the CPI between a period and the same period of the previous year. Data are disaggregated by the Classification of Individual Consumption According to Purpose (COICOP). For more information, refer to the Prices, Costs, and Currency Conversions (PRICES) database description.