Travel services in Macau, China
Macau, China: Travel services was 39.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Travel services in Macau, China, 2002–2024
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
Macau, China recorded 39.1% for travel services in 2024.
The figure is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Macau, China peaked at 41.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 24.2%, in 2007.
That places Macau, China 28th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Travel services in Macau, China, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 35.5% | — |
| 2003 | 30.9% | -12.8% |
| 2004 | 32.3% | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 28.5% | -11.7% |
| 2006 | 27.0% | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 24.2% | -10.4% |
| 2008 | 25.3% | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 33.2% | +31.1% |
| 2010 | 32.8% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 31.9% | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 30.0% | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 33.6% | +12.2% |
| 2014 | 34.6% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 35.3% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 36.4% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 34.9% | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 35.7% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 41.0% | +14.9% |
| 2020 | 30.4% | -25.9% |
| 2021 | 29.7% | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 29.3% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 37.6% | +28.1% |
| 2024 | 39.1% | +4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.6% | 24.2% | 35.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 34.6% | 30.0% | 41.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.2% | 29.3% | 39.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Macau, China
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 travel services in Macau, China?
- Travel services in Macau, China was 39.1% in 2024, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Macau, China?
- The highest recorded value was 41.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Macau, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.2% in 2007.
- How does Macau, China rank for travel services?
- Macau, China ranks 28th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Macau, China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Macau, China 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 imports). 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 imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.