International tourism, number of departures in Macau, China
Macau, China: International tourism, number of departures was 125,000 in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, number of departures in Macau, China, 2005–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international tourism, number of departures in Macau, China is 125,000, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 92.9% on the previous year and down 83.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, number of departures in Macau, China peaked at 1.78 million in 2018 and was at its lowest, 125,000, in 2020.
That places Macau, China 101st out of 117 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
International tourism, number of departures in Macau, China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 629,000 | — |
| 2006 | 645,000 | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 599,000 | -7.1% |
| 2008 | 606,000 | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 671,000 | +10.7% |
| 2010 | 753,000 | +12.2% |
| 2011 | 908,000 | +20.6% |
| 2012 | 1.29 million | +42.2% |
| 2013 | 1.45 million | +12.0% |
| 2014 | 1.54 million | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 1.47 million | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 1.25 million | -14.7% |
| 2017 | 1.39 million | +11.2% |
| 2018 | 1.78 million | +28.0% |
| 2019 | 1.76 million | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 125,000 | -92.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 630,000 | 599,000 | 671,000 | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.36 million | 753,000 | 1.78 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 125,000 | 125,000 | 125,000 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Macau, China
- 98 Fiji 174,000 compare
- 99 British Virgin Islands 139,000 compare
- 100 Iceland 130,000 compare
- 102 Maldives 123,000
- 103 Sierra Leone 122,000 compare
- 104 Papua New Guinea 92,000
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, number of departures in Macau, China?
- International tourism, number of departures in Macau, China was 125,000 in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, number of departures recorded in Macau, China?
- The highest recorded value was 1.78 million in 2018.
- What is the lowest international tourism, number of departures recorded in Macau, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 125,000 in 2020.
- How does Macau, China rank for international tourism, number of departures?
- Macau, China ranks 101st out of 117 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, number of departures rising or falling in Macau, China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 83.4%. 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, number of departures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International outbound tourists are the number of departures that people make from their country of usual residence to any other country for any purpose other than a remunerated activity in the country visited. The data on outbound tourists refer to the number of departures, not to the number of people traveling. Thus a person who makes several trips from a country during a given period is counted each time as a new departure.