Macao vs South Asia: Travel services
Macao
37.8%
in 2024
South Asia
17.3%
in 2025
Macao rank
31st
South Asia rank
34th
Travel services over time
- Macao
- South Asia
How they compare
Macao currently reports 37.8% against 17.3% in South Asia, a difference of 20.5%.
That makes Macao's figure about 2.2 times South Asia's.
Across all 23 years both countries report, Macao has been ahead every year.
Macao ranks 31st and South Asia ranks 34th of 198 countries.
Macao has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Macao | South Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.8% | 14.3% | 14.5% | Macao |
| 2010s | 33.4% | 16.8% | 16.6% | Macao |
| 2020s | 32.1% | 14.7% | 17.4% | Macao |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, Macao or South Asia?
- Macao, at 37.8% against 17.3% in South Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in travel services between Macao and South Asia?
- 20.5%, with Macao ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Macao and South Asia?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
- How do Macao and South Asia rank globally for travel services?
- Macao ranks 31st and South Asia ranks 34th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Travel services (% of service imports, BoP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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 services provided by non-residents to residents.