International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) in Macao
Macao: International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) was 845.00 million current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Macao, 2002–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Macao recorded 845.00 million current US$ 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 Macao peaked at 1.92 billion current US$ in 2019 and was at its lowest, 412.00 million current US$, in 2005.
Macao ranks 64th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) in Macao, 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% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 845.00 million current US$ is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.16 billion current US$, 73% of the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Macao's 845.00 million current US$ is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 173.00 million current US$, 4.9× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) in Macao changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -56.0% | 1.92 billion current US$ | 845.00 million current US$ |
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 Macao
More private sector data for Macao
- Merchandise trade 33.2% (2025)
- Food imports 18.3% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 70.3% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 15.54 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 7.02 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 37.2% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 5.9% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 1.73 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 43.56 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,528 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Macao?
- International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Macao 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 Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 1.92 billion current US$ in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures for travel items recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 412.00 million current US$ in 2005.
- How does Macao rank for international tourism, expenditures for travel items?
- Macao ranks 64th out of 191 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures for travel items rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. 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 for travel items (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. 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.