International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Macau, China
Macau, China: International tourism, expenditures for travel items was 845.00 million current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Macau, China, 2002–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Macau, China recorded 845.00 million current US$ for international tourism, expenditures for travel items in 2020.
That represents a change of down 56.0% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Macau, China peaked at 1.92 billion current US$ in 2019 and was at its lowest, 412.00 million current US$, in 2005.
Macau, China ranks 64th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Macau, China, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 492.00 million current US$ | — |
| 2003 | 455.00 million current US$ | -7.5% |
| 2004 | 512.00 million current US$ | +12.5% |
| 2005 | 412.00 million current US$ | -19.5% |
| 2006 | 433.00 million current US$ | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 526.00 million current US$ | +21.5% |
| 2008 | 621.00 million current US$ | +18.1% |
| 2009 | 646.00 million current US$ | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 800.00 million current US$ | +23.8% |
| 2011 | 964.00 million current US$ | +20.5% |
| 2012 | 1.08 billion current US$ | +12.3% |
| 2013 | 1.14 billion current US$ | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 1.25 billion current US$ | +10.5% |
| 2015 | 1.33 billion current US$ | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 1.40 billion current US$ | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 1.60 billion current US$ | +14.0% |
| 2018 | 1.84 billion current US$ | +14.8% |
| 2019 | 1.92 billion current US$ | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 845.00 million current US$ | -56.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 512.12 million current US$ | 412.00 million current US$ | 646.00 million current US$ | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.33 billion current US$ | 800.00 million current US$ | 1.92 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 845.00 million current US$ | 845.00 million current US$ | 845.00 million current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Macau, China
More private sector data for Macau, China
- Merchandise trade 33.2% (2025)
- Food imports 18.5% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 71.7% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 15.54 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 17.8% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 39.2% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 1.73 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,528 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0333 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 3.34 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Macau, China?
- International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Macau, China was 845.00 million current US$ in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures for travel items recorded in Macau, China?
- The highest recorded value was 1.92 billion current US$ in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures for travel items recorded in Macau, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 412.00 million current US$ in 2005.
- How does Macau, China rank for international tourism, expenditures for travel items?
- Macau, China ranks 64th out of 191 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures for travel items rising or falling in Macau, China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Macau, China 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 for travel items (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries. The goods and services are purchased by, or on behalf of, the traveler or provided, without a quid pro quo, for the traveler to use or give away. These may include expenditures by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are so important as to justify a separate classification. Excluded is the international carriage of travelers, which is covered in passenger travel items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.