Macao’s services trade development index ranks sixth in the world and second in Asia

China News Service, Macau, September 11 (Reporter Zheng Jiawei) The reporter learned from the Macau SAR Government Investment Promotion Bureau (hereinafter referred to as the "Investment Bureau") on the 11th that the recently released "Global Services Trade Development Index Report 2026" (hereinafter referred to as the "Report") showed that Macao's services trade development index ranked sixth in the world and second in Asia.

The report was recently released by the Institute of International Trade and Economic Cooperation of the Ministry of Commerce and the World Bank Representative Office in China at the "Academic Exchange Meeting on Integrated Development of Service Trade and Service Consumption" (hereinafter referred to as the "Exchange Meeting"). The report shows that the top ten in the global services trade development index are the United States, Luxembourg, Ireland, the United Kingdom, Singapore, Macau, China, the Netherlands, Germany, France, and Sweden.

Liang Huafeng, a member of the Administrative Committee of the Macau Investment Promotion Bureau, said at the exchange meeting that the ranking reflects the structural characteristics of Macau’s highly service-oriented economy, as well as its advantages in multiple sub-indexes such as the proportion of service trade, degree of internationalization and competitiveness. It is of great significance to enhance Macau’s role as a regional service hub and a cooperation platform between China and Portuguese-speaking countries.

He said that in the future, we will continue to deepen exchanges and cooperation with international institutions and mainland Chinese partners, promote the implementation of more high-quality service projects, and attract high-quality resources with an open and inclusive attitude to help Macao's economic transformation, upgrading, and long-term prosperity.