International tourism, expenditures in Macau, China
Macau, China: International tourism, expenditures was 5.7% in 2020. ▬ Flat
International tourism, expenditures in Macau, China, 2002–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in % of total imports.
Analysis
In 2020, international tourism, expenditures in Macau, China stood at 5.7%. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of down 50.0% on the previous year and down 41.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in Macau, China peaked at 11.7% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 5.7%, in 2020.
Macau, China ranks 47th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
International tourism, expenditures in Macau, China, year by year
| Year | % of total imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 11.7% | — |
| 2003 | 9.9% | -16.1% |
| 2004 | 9.2% | -6.9% |
| 2005 | 7.5% | -18.2% |
| 2006 | 6.8% | -9.9% |
| 2007 | 6.4% | -6.0% |
| 2008 | 7.0% | +10.7% |
| 2009 | 9.4% | +34.0% |
| 2010 | 9.6% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 8.9% | -7.7% |
| 2012 | 8.1% | -8.5% |
| 2013 | 7.8% | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 7.6% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 7.9% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 9.2% | +17.4% |
| 2017 | 9.7% | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 10.5% | +7.5% |
| 2019 | 11.3% | +8.5% |
| 2020 | 5.7% | -50.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.5% | 6.4% | 11.7% | 8 |
| 2010s | 9.1% | 7.6% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.7% | 5.7% | 5.7% | 1 |
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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 in Macau, China?
- International tourism, expenditures in Macau, China was 5.7% 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 Macau, China?
- The highest recorded value was 11.7% in 2002.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Macau, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7% in 2020.
- How does Macau, China rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- Macau, China ranks 47th out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in Macau, China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 (% of total imports). 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. Their share in imports is calculated as a ratio to imports of goods and services, which comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.