International tourism, expenditures in Macao
Macao: International tourism, expenditures was 886.00 million current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, expenditures in Macao, 2002–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international tourism, expenditures in Macao is 886.00 million current US$, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 56.4% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in Macao peaked at 2.03 billion current US$ in 2019 and was at its lowest, 471.00 million current US$, in 2003.
Macao ranks 69th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 563.75 million current US$ | 471.00 million current US$ | 714.00 million current US$ | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.43 billion current US$ | 883.00 million current US$ | 2.03 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 886.00 million current US$ | 886.00 million current US$ | 886.00 million current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Macao
More private sector data for Macao
- Merchandise exports 1.73 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 39.2% (2024)
- Food exports 17.8% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 15.54 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures imports 71.7% (2024)
- Food imports 18.5% (2024)
- Merchandise trade 33.2% (2025)
- Commercial service exports 40.97 billion current US$ (2024)
- Transport services 5.3% (2024)
- Computer, communications and other services 33.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures in Macao?
- International tourism, expenditures in Macao was 886.00 million current US$ in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 2.03 billion current US$ in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 471.00 million current US$ in 2003.
- How does Macao rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- Macao ranks 69th out of 192 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Macao data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, expenditures (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport. These expenditures may include those by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include expenditures for passenger transport items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.