Travel services (% of commercial service exports) in Macao
Macao: Travel services (% of commercial service exports) was 90.4% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Travel services in Macao, 2002–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service exports.
Analysis
Macao recorded 90.4% for travel services in 2025.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Macao peaked at 95.6% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 72.8%, in 2022.
That places Macao 7th out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Travel services (% of commercial service exports) in Macao, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 85.2% | — |
| 2003 | 87.2% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 88.8% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 88.9% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 89.6% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 90.6% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 91.1% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 93.5% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 93.9% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 94.9% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 95.5% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 95.6% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 94.7% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 93.1% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 92.8% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 92.9% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 93.6% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 92.9% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 81.3% | -12.4% |
| 2021 | 84.9% | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 72.8% | -14.3% |
| 2023 | 87.9% | +20.8% |
| 2024 | 89.5% | +1.8% |
| 2025 | 90.4% | +0.9% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 90.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 27.1%, 3.3× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Macao's 90.4% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 48.6%, 1.9× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 89.4% | 85.2% | 93.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 94.0% | 92.8% | 95.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.5% | 72.8% | 90.4% | 6 |
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 travel services in Macao?
- Travel services in Macao was 90.4% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 95.6% in 2013.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.8% in 2022.
- How does Macao rank for travel services?
- Macao ranks 7th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Macao data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Travel services (% of commercial service exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are commercial services provided by residents to non-residents.