International tourism, receipts for passenger transport items in Macao
Macao: International tourism, receipts for passenger transport items was 82.00 million current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, receipts for passenger transport items in Macao, 2002–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2020, international tourism, receipts for passenger transport items in Macao stood at 82.00 million current US$. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of down 85.7% on the previous year and down 80.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts for passenger transport items in Macao peaked at 602.00 million current US$ in 2018 and was at its lowest, 82.00 million current US$, in 2020.
That places Macao 73rd out of 163 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
International tourism, receipts for passenger transport items in Macao, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 223.00 million current US$ | — |
| 2003 | 164.00 million current US$ | -26.5% |
| 2004 | 225.00 million current US$ | +37.2% |
| 2005 | 257.00 million current US$ | +14.2% |
| 2006 | 306.00 million current US$ | +19.1% |
| 2007 | 328.00 million current US$ | +7.2% |
| 2008 | 349.00 million current US$ | +6.4% |
| 2009 | 303.00 million current US$ | -13.2% |
| 2010 | 412.00 million current US$ | +36.0% |
| 2011 | 523.00 million current US$ | +26.9% |
| 2012 | 508.00 million current US$ | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 532.00 million current US$ | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 565.00 million current US$ | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 519.00 million current US$ | -8.1% |
| 2016 | 523.00 million current US$ | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 515.00 million current US$ | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 602.00 million current US$ | +16.9% |
| 2019 | 575.00 million current US$ | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 82.00 million current US$ | -85.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 269.38 million current US$ | 164.00 million current US$ | 349.00 million current US$ | 8 |
| 2010s | 527.40 million current US$ | 412.00 million current US$ | 602.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.00 million current US$ | 82.00 million current US$ | 82.00 million current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Macao
- 70 New Caledonia 89.00 million current US$ compare
- 71 Argentina 86.00 million current US$ compare
- 72 Fiji 85.00 million current US$ compare
- 74 Ghana 81.00 million current US$ compare
- 75 Venezuela 73.00 million current US$ compare
- 76 Croatia 63.00 million current US$ compare
- 76 Syria 63.00 million current US$ compare
More private sector data for Macao
- 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$), annual growth rate 3.34 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, receipts for passenger transport items in Macao?
- International tourism, receipts for passenger transport items in Macao was 82.00 million current US$ in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, receipts for passenger transport items recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 602.00 million current US$ in 2018.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts for passenger transport items recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.00 million current US$ in 2020.
- How does Macao rank for international tourism, receipts for passenger transport items?
- Macao ranks 73rd out of 163 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, receipts for passenger transport items rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 80.1%. 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, receipts for passenger transport items (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism receipts for passenger transport items are expenditures by international inbound visitors for all services provided in the international transportation by resident carriers. Also included are passenger services performed within an economy by nonresident carriers. Excluded are passenger services provided to nonresidents by resident carriers within the resident economies; these are included in travel items. In addition to the services covered by passenger fares--including fares that are a part of package tours but excluding cruise fares, which are included in travel--passenger services include such items as charges for excess baggage, vehicles, or other personal accompanying effects and expenditures for food, drink, or other items for which passengers make expenditures while on board carriers. Data are in current U.S. dollars.