International tourism, receipts in Macau, China
Macau, China: International tourism, receipts was 60.6% in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, receipts in Macau, China, 2002–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in % of total exports.
Analysis
In 2020, international tourism, receipts in Macau, China stood at 60.6%. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of down 33.1% on the previous year and down 34.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts in Macau, China peaked at 93.6% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 60.6%, in 2020.
Macau, China ranks 12th of 183 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
International tourism, receipts in Macau, China, year by year
| Year | % of total exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 64.4% | — |
| 2003 | 68.2% | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 73.7% | +8.0% |
| 2005 | 70.0% | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 72.6% | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 77.0% | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 82.0% | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 89.6% | +9.2% |
| 2010 | 91.9% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 93.5% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 93.3% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 93.6% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 92.3% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 89.4% | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 90.2% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 90.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 90.9% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 90.5% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 60.6% | -33.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 74.7% | 64.4% | 89.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 91.6% | 89.4% | 93.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.6% | 60.6% | 60.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Macau, China
- 9 French Polynesia 65.1% compare
- 10 Timor-Leste 64.0% compare
- 11 Saint Kitts and Nevis 61.8% compare
- 13 Bahamas 59.6% compare
- 14 Vanuatu 50.4% compare
- 15 Tonga 50.3% compare
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, receipts in Macau, China?
- International tourism, receipts in Macau, China was 60.6% in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, receipts recorded in Macau, China?
- The highest recorded value was 93.6% in 2013.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts recorded in Macau, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.6% in 2020.
- How does Macau, China rank for international tourism, receipts?
- Macau, China ranks 12th out of 183 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, receipts rising or falling in Macau, China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.1%. 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, receipts (% of total exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism receipts are expenditures by international inbound visitors, including payments to national carriers for international transport. These receipts include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except when these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include receipts for passenger transport items. Their share in exports is calculated as a ratio to exports 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 residents to nonresidents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.