Share of workers who are employees vs gdp per capita in Macao

Macao: Share of workers who are employees vs gdp per capita was 92.93 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
92.93
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
11th
of 186 countries
All-time high
93.72
in 2018
All-time low
88.22
in 2000
Years of data
34
1991–2024

Share of workers who are employees vs gdp per capita in Macao, 1991–2024

0204060801001991200720241991: 88.81992: 891993: 89.11994: 89.21995: 89.21996: 89.31997: 90.41998: 90.31999: 89.12000: 88.22001: 89.32002: 89.52003: 89.12004: 88.42005: 89.62006: 90.72007: 91.42008: 92.62009: 92.12010: 92.12011: 92.52012: 92.72013: 93.22014: 93.62015: 93.32016: 93.62017: 93.52018: 93.72019: 93.52020: 93.22021: 93.32022: 92.72023: 92.72024: 92.9

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, share of workers who are employees vs gdp per capita in Macao stood at 92.93.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of workers who are employees vs gdp per capita in Macao peaked at 93.72 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 88.22, in 2000.

Macao ranks 11th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Share of workers who are employees vs gdp per capita in Macao, year by year

Annual values for Share of workers who are employees vs gdp per capita in Macao, 1991 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1991 88.78 —
1992 88.97 +0.2%
1993 89.09 +0.1%
1994 89.19 +0.1%
1995 89.25 +0.1%
1996 89.28 +0.0%
1997 90.35 +1.2%
1998 90.33 -0.0%
1999 89.14 -1.3%
2000 88.22 -1.0%
2001 89.27 +1.2%
2002 89.51 +0.3%
2003 89.14 -0.4%
2004 88.37 -0.9%
2005 89.64 +1.4%
2006 90.68 +1.2%
2007 91.38 +0.8%
2008 92.57 +1.3%
2009 92.06 -0.5%
2010 92.05 -0.0%
2011 92.52 +0.5%
2012 92.69 +0.2%
2013 93.21 +0.6%
2014 93.58 +0.4%
2015 93.29 -0.3%
2016 93.58 +0.3%
2017 93.52 -0.1%
2018 93.72 +0.2%
2019 93.5 -0.2%
2020 93.25 -0.3%
2021 93.33 +0.1%
2022 92.67 -0.7%
2023 92.7 +0.0%
2024 92.93 +0.2%

Macao compared with similar countries

  • Macao's 92.93 is above the median for high income countries, which is 86.72, 1.1× the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • Macao's 92.93 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 61.95, 1.5× the median. (29 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 89.37 88.78 90.35 9
2000s 90.08 88.22 92.57 10
2010s 93.17 92.05 93.72 10
2020s 92.98 92.67 93.33 5

Countries ranked near Macao

  1. 8 United States 93.81 compare
  2. 9 Russia 93.6 compare
  3. 10 Belarus 93.01 compare
  4. 12 Brunei 92.62 compare
  5. 13 Hong Kong 92.2 compare
  6. 14 Denmark 91.95 compare

See the full ranking of 186 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of workers who are employees vs gdp per capita in Macao?
Share of workers who are employees vs gdp per capita in Macao was 92.93 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of workers who are employees vs gdp per capita recorded in Macao?
The highest recorded value was 93.72 in 2018.
What is the lowest share of workers who are employees vs gdp per capita recorded in Macao?
The lowest recorded value was 88.22 in 2000.
How does Macao rank for share of workers who are employees vs gdp per capita?
Macao ranks 11th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of workers who are employees vs gdp per capita rising or falling in Macao?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Macao data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of workers who are employees vs gdp per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Share of workers who are employees vs gdp per capita
Source
Our World in Data
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CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
186 places, 6,257 data points, 1991–2024
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