| Principal Statistical Indicators | ||||||
| Items | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 |
| Population and Demographics Characteristics | ||||||
| Mid-year Estimates of Population (10 000) | 42.2 | 42.7 | 43.1 | 43.4 | 43.9 | 44.5 |
| Crude Birth Rate (‰) | 10.5 | 9.7 | 8.9 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 7.2 |
| Crude Death Rate (‰) | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.3 |
| Labor | ||||||
| Labor Force (10 000) | 20.6 | 20.9 | 20.9 | 21.7 | 21.4 | 21.6 |
| Labor Force Participation Rate (%) | 66.0 | 65.5 | 64.3 | 64.8 | 62.3 | 60.9 |
| Unemployment Rate (%) | 4.6 | 6.3 | 6.8 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.0 |
| Underemployment Rate (%) | 1.5 | 1.3 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 2.7 |
| Employed Population (10 000) | 19.7 | 19.6 | 19.5 | 20.3 | 20.1 | 20.3 |
| Manufacturing | 4.1 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.7 |
| Wholesale and Retail | 3.2 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.3 |
| Hotels and Restaurants | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.2 |
| Public Administration, Community, Social and Personal Services | 5.1 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 6.0 |
| External Trade | ||||||
| Exports (100 million MOP) | 171 | 176 | 204 | 185 | 189 | 207.0 |
| Exports (100 million MOP) | 149 | 150 | 171 | 151 | 148 | 162.6 |
| Re-exports (100 million MOP) | 22 | 25 | 33 | 33 | 42 | 44.4 |
| Imports (100 million MOP) | 156 | 163 | 181 | 192 | 203 | 221.0 |
| Terms of Trade Index (1996=100) | 102.2 | 103.1 | 100.7 | 100.0 | 99.7 | 100.9 |
| Industrial Production | ||||||
| Electricity Consumption (100 million kwh) | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.4r | 1.5 | 1.7 |
| Construction (Private Sector) | ||||||
| Units Completed and Extended (No.) | 8321 | 5389 | 3146 | 2622 | 381 | 1566 |
| Gross Floor Area of Buildings Completed and Extended (10 000 sq.m) | 97 | 67 | 37 | 40 | 10 | 24.3 |
| Units Started (No.) | 3825 | 3619 | 1167 | 812 | 1326 | 2658 |
| Gross Floor Area of Buildings Started (10 000 sq.m) | 57 | 42 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 53.3 |
| Number of Units Sold (No.) | 12776 | 11039 | 10211 | 27016 | 20798 | 18556 |
| Deed of Real Estate Transacted (No.) | 13361 | 12230 | 12484 | 12992 | 17513 | 14400 |
| Real Estate Mortgage Loans (No.) | 8696 | 7363 | 7367 | 8206 | 9902 | 9198 |
| Transport, Communications, Tourism | ||||||
| Lorries Entering and Departing Macao (10 000) | 24.3 | 24.2 | 45.4 | 45.8 | 47.8 | 47.8 |
| Ferry Trips Entering and Departing Macao (10 000) | 8.0 | 6.8 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.7 | |
| Commercial Flights at Macao International Airport (10 000) | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 3.4 | |
| Licensed Vehicles (10 000) | 10.7 | 11.4r | 11.4r | 11.6r | 12.4 | 13.2 |
| Telephone Lines (10 000) | 25.1 | 30.0 | 31.8 | 37.1 | 45.2 | 53.9 |
| Visitors (10 000) | 695 | 744 | 916 | 1028 | 1153 | 1188.8 |
| Hotel Occupancy Rate (%) | 51 | 54 | 58 | 61 | 67 | 64 |
| Government Accounts, Money and Finance (100 million MOP) | ||||||
| Total Government Revenues | 155 | 169 | 153 | 156r | 111 | 142.8 |
| Total Government Expenditure | 155 | 166 | 150 | 152r | 93 | 116.2 |
| Money Supply (M2) | ||||||
| MOP | 247 | 280 | 232 | 261 | 275 | 296.4 |
| HKD | 430 | 441 | 445 | 469 | 512 | 594.4 |
| Other Currencies | 130 | 140 | 172 | 185 | 202 | 220.1 |
| Total | 806 | 861 | 849 | 916 | 990 | 1110.9 |
| Loans/Advances to Resident Firms & Individuals | 419 | 414 | 382 | 355 | 336 | 330.6 |
| Consumer Price Index | ||||||
| (October/1999 - September/2000=100) | ||||||
| Composite Consumer Price Index | 104.5 | 101.1 | 99.5 | 97.5 | 94.9 | 93.46 |
| Consumer Price Index (A) | 104.1 | 101.0 | 99.6 | 98.2 | 95.9 | 94.63 |
| Consumer Price Index (B) | 104.2 | 101.0 | 99.4 | 97.4 | 94.6 | 93.08 |
| Housing (End of Period Balance) | ||||||
| Public Housing (No.) | 7824 | 9084 | 9084 | 9405 | 9656 | 7037 |
| Education | ||||||
| Pre-primary Education ( Students) | 17354 | 16083 | 14978 | 13638 | ||
| Primary Education (Students) | 48269 | 47059 | 45474 | 43709 | ||
| Secondary Education (Students) | 31782 | 34761 | 38156 | 41132 | ||
| Higher Education (Students) | 8444 | 7094 | 8358 | 8520 | ||
| Health | ||||||
| Registered Deaths (No.) | 1356 | 1374 | 1338 | 1327 | 1415 | 1474 |
| Deaths of Heart Diseases (No.) | 292 | 274 | 326r | 291 | 296 | 329 |
| Deaths of Cancers (No.) | 335 | 366 | 383r | 401 | 439 | 421 |
| Infant Mortality Rate | 6.1 | 4.1 | 2.9 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 0.6 |
| (per 1000 registered live births) | ||||||
| Social Security | ||||||
| Contributors (persons) | 7360 | 7609 | 8451 | 8919 | 9425 | |
| Number of Payments Granted (10 000) | 13.0 | 15.8 | 16.3 | 17.7 | 23.6 | |
| Amount of Payments Granted (10 000 MOP) | 11146 | 14716 | 20191 | 22132 | ||
| Crime | ||||||
| Number of Crimes | 8487 | 9262 | 8925 | 8905 | 9088 | 9920 |
| Number of Prisoners (as at the end of year) | 711 | 788 | 868 | 886 | 928 | 913 |
| Gross Domestic Product (GDP) | ||||||
| At Constant (1996) Prices | ||||||
| Expenditure-based GDP Real Growth Rate (%) | -4.6 | -3.0 | 4.6 | 2.2r | 9.5 | 15.6 |
| GDP (100 million MOP) | 526.2 | 510.2 | 533.8 | 545.6r | 597.6 | 694.1 |
| GDP per apita (10 000 MOP) | 12.5 | 11.9 | 12.4 | 12.6 | 13.6 | 15.6 |
| At Current Prices | ||||||
| Expenditure-based GDP Nominal Growth Rate (%) | -7.1 | -5.6 | 1.5 | 0.2r | 8.4 | 16.7 |
| GDP (100 million MOP) | 519.0 | 490.2 | 497.4 | 498.6r | 540.7 | 633.7 |
| GDP per apita (10 000 MOP) | 12.3 | 11.5 | 11.6 | 11.5 | 12.3 | 14.3 |