Tourism direct GDP as a proportion of total GDP in China, Macao Special Administrative Region
China, Macao Special Administrative Region: Tourism direct GDP as a proportion of total GDP was 46.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Tourism direct GDP as a proportion of total GDP in China, Macao Special Administrative Region, 2010–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
China, Macao Special Administrative Region recorded 46.7% for tourism direct gdp as a proportion of total gdp in 2023.
That represents a change of up 167.5% on the previous year and down 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tourism direct gdp as a proportion of total gdp in China, Macao Special Administrative Region peaked at 59.7% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 17.5%, in 2022.
That places China, Macao Special Administrative Region 1st out of 23 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Tourism direct GDP as a proportion of total GDP in China, Macao Special Administrative Region, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 55.0% | — |
| 2011 | 58.8% | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 58.8% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 59.7% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 56.3% | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 47.9% | -14.9% |
| 2016 | 47.0% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 50.0% | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 52.3% | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 52.6% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 22.0% | -58.1% |
| 2021 | 29.2% | +32.8% |
| 2022 | 17.5% | -40.3% |
| 2023 | 46.7% | +167.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tourism direct GDP as a proportion of total GDP in China, Macao Special Administrative Region changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +167.5% | 17.5% | 46.7% |
| 2020 | -58.1% | 52.6% | 22.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 53.8% | 47.0% | 59.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.9% | 17.5% | 46.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near China, Macao Special Administrative Region
- 1 British Virgin Islands 33.2% compare
- 2 United States Virgin Islands 25.1% compare
- 3 Aruba 21.2% compare
- 4 Fiji 13.2% compare
More economy & growth data for China, Macao Special Administrative Region
- Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows 3,531 (2024)
- Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person 2.8% (2025)
- Manufacturing value added (constant 2020 United States dollars) as a 0.6% (2025)
- Manufacturing value added (current United States dollars) as a 0.7% (2024)
- Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita 6.9% (2024)
- Merchandise trade as a proportion of GDP 35.8% (2024)
- Annual GDP growth 7.8% (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP 3.8% (2024)
- Annual growth of exports of goods and services 6.8% (2024)
- Annual growth of imports of goods and services -0.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tourism direct gdp as a proportion of total gdp in China, Macao Special Administrative Region?
- Tourism direct gdp as a proportion of total gdp in China, Macao Special Administrative Region was 46.7% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest tourism direct gdp as a proportion of total gdp recorded in China, Macao Special Administrative Region?
- The highest recorded value was 59.7% in 2013.
- What is the lowest tourism direct gdp as a proportion of total gdp recorded in China, Macao Special Administrative Region?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.5% in 2022.
- How does China, Macao Special Administrative Region rank for tourism direct gdp as a proportion of total gdp?
- China, Macao Special Administrative Region ranks 1st out of 23 groups with data for 2023.
- Is tourism direct gdp as a proportion of total gdp rising or falling in China, Macao Special Administrative Region?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China, Macao Special Administrative Region data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Tourism direct GDP as a proportion of total GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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