Colonized by the Portuguese in the 16th century, Macau was the first European settlement in the Far East. Pursuant to an agreement signed by China and Portugal on 13 April 1987, Macau became the Macau Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China on 20 December 1999. In this agreement, China promised that, under its "one country, two systems" formula, China's political and economic system would not be imposed on Macau, and that Macau would enjoy a "high degree of autonomy" in all matters except foreign affairs and defense for the subsequent 50 years.

Source: The CIA World Factbook - Macao



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Fläche
28 km2
Bevölkerung
630,396 (July 2021 est.)
Regierungsform
special administrative region of the People's Republic of China
Sprachen
Cantonese 80.1%, Mandarin 5.5%, other Chinese dialects 5.3%, Tagalog 3%, English 2.8%, Portuguese 0.6%, other 2.8%
BIP
$55.154 billion (2019 est.)
Wachstumsrate
-56.3% (2020 est.)
HDI
N/A
Hauptstadt
Macau

Makroökonomische Indikatoren

Since opening up its locally-controlled casino industry to foreign competition in 2001, Macau has attracted tens of billions of dollars in foreign investment, transforming the territory into one of the world's largest gaming centers. Macau's gaming and tourism businesses were fueled by China's decision to relax travel restrictions on Chinese citizens wishing to visit Macau. In 2016, Macau's gaming-related taxes accounted for more than 76% of total government revenue.

Macau's economy slowed dramatically in 2009 as a result of the global economic slowdown, but strong growth resumed in the 2010-13 period, largely on the back of tourism from mainland China and the gaming sectors. In 2015, this city of 646,800 hosted nearly 30.7 million visitors. Almost 67% came from mainland China. Macau's traditional manufacturing industry has slowed greatly since the termination of the Multi-Fiber Agreement in 2005. Services export — primarily gaming — increasingly has driven Macau’s economic performance. Mainland China’s anti-corruption campaign brought Macau’s gambling boom to a halt in 2014, with spending in casinos contracting 34.3% in 2015. As a result, Macau's inflation-adjusted GDP contracted 21.5% in 2015 and another 2.1% in 2016 - down from double-digit expansion rates in the period 2010-13 - but the economy recovered handsomely in 2017.

Macau continues to face the challenges of managing its growing casino industry, risks from money-laundering activities, and the need to diversify the economy away from heavy dependence on gaming revenues. Macau's currency, the pataca, is closely tied to the Hong Kong dollar, which is also freely accepted in the territory.

Source: The CIA World Factbook - Economic overview Macau

IMF Statistics:

Subject descriptor 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022

Gross domestic product, constant prices

Percent change

4.708

-1.320

-1.064

-0.064

0.434

Gross domestic product, current prices

Percent change

(Billions)

54.545

55.136

55.377

56.275

57.790

Gross domestic product per capita, current prices

Percent change

(Units)

81,728.228

81,151.929

80,065.200

79,926.001

80,625.730

Inflation, average consumer prices

Percent change

3.005

2.400

2.720

2.980

3.111

Volume of imports of goods and services

Percent change

Volume of exports of goods and services

Percent change

Unemployment rate

Percent change

1.800

1.800

1.800

1.800

1.800

Current account balance

Percent change

(Billions)

19.181

19.696

19.525

19.168

18.837

Current account balance

Percent change

35.165

35.723

35.258

34.060

32.596

Estimates

Source: IMF Statistics - Macao


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Existing conventions and agreements

Non double taxation agreement

In order to promote international economic and financial relations in the interest of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, the Luxembourg government negotiates bilateral agreements for the avoidance of double taxation and prevent fiscal evasion with respect to Taxes on Income and on fortune with third countries.

Air Services agreement

  • Agreement from 14.12.1994 (Memorial 1995, A, p. 1646)
  • Effective as of 09.25.1995 (Memorial 1995, A, p. 2210)

Source: Administration des Contributions Directes


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Contact points in Macao SAR of China

Embassy of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg in China

Ambassador with residence in Beijing: Mr Marc HÜBSCH

Unit 1701, Tower B, Pacific Century Place,
2A Gong Ti Bei Lu, Chaoyang District,
Beijing 100027
People's Republic of China

Tel.: +86 10 8588 0900
Fax: +86 10 6513 7268
E-Mail: pekin.amb@mae.etat.lu

Consul General with jurisdiction in the Shanghai Municipality and Jiangsu Provinces, Zhejiang, Anhui and Fujian:

Mr Luc DECKER

907-908, No. 1788 Nanjing Xi LU
CN-200040 Shanghai
People's Republic of China

Tel: +86 21 63390400/72
Fax: +86 21 63390433
E-Mail: shanghai.cg@mae.etat.lu

Honorary Consul with Jurisdichtion over Hong Kong:

Mrs Sophie LEUNG

Room B, 13/F, Queen Centre
58-64 Queen's Road East
Wan Chai - Hong Kong

Tel.: (+852) 3621 0979
Fax: (+852) 3747 4600
E-Mail: conluxhk@gmail.com

Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Luxembourg

Country risk as defined by Office du Ducroire for Macao SAR of China

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Link: Ducroire Office - Country Risk for Macau

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