Macao vs Portugal: International tourism, receipts

Macao
9.44 billion current US$
in 2020
Portugal
10.52 billion current US$
in 2020
Macao rank
24th
Portugal rank
22nd

International tourism, receipts over time

  • Macao
  • Portugal
010.0B20.0B30.0B40.0B199520072020

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 10.52 billion current US$ against 9.44 billion current US$ in Macao, a difference of 1.08 billion current US$.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Macao's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Portugal ahead.

Macao ranks 24th and Portugal ranks 22nd of 195 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Macao averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Macao Portugal Difference Ahead
1990s 2.89 billion current US$ 5.81 billion current US$ 2.93 billion current US$ Portugal
2000s 7.98 billion current US$ 9.44 billion current US$ 1.46 billion current US$ Portugal
2010s 35.96 billion current US$ 18.00 billion current US$ 17.96 billion current US$ Macao
2020s 9.44 billion current US$ 10.52 billion current US$ 1.08 billion current US$ Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher international tourism, receipts, Macao or Portugal?
Portugal, at 10.52 billion current US$ against 9.44 billion current US$ in Macao as of 2020.
What is the difference in international tourism, receipts between Macao and Portugal?
1.08 billion current US$, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Macao and Portugal?
26 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
How do Macao and Portugal rank globally for international tourism, receipts?
Macao ranks 24th and Portugal ranks 22nd of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as International tourism, receipts (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
International tourism, receipts (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 4,930 data points, 1995–2020
Last refreshed

International tourism receipts are expenditures by international inbound visitors, including payments to national carriers for international transport. These receipts include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except when these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include receipts for passenger transport items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.