Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Macao
Macao: Travel services (% of commercial service imports) was 39.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Travel services in Macao, 2002–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
Macao recorded 39.9% for travel services in 2025.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Macao peaked at 41.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 24.2%, in 2007.
That places Macao 27th out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Macao, 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 | 39.2% | +4.3% |
| 2025 | 39.9% | +1.9% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 39.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 21.8%, 1.8× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Macao's 39.9% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 23.4%, 1.7× the median. (32 countries reporting)
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 | 34.4% | 29.3% | 39.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Macao
- 24 Tonga 40.3% compare
- 25 Moldova 40.1% compare
- 26 Philippines 40.0% compare
- 28 Comoros 39.9% compare
- 29 French Polynesia 39.7% compare
- 30 Bosnia and Herzegovina 39.5% compare
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 39.9% 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 41.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.2% in 2007.
- How does Macao rank for travel services?
- Macao ranks 27th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 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.