Travel services in Macau, China
Macau, China: Travel services was 37.8% 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 service imports, BoP.
Analysis
Macau, China recorded 37.8% for travel services in 2024.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Macau, China peaked at 39.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 23.6%, in 2007.
That places Macau, China 31st 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 service imports, BoP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 34.6% | — |
| 2003 | 30.1% | -13.0% |
| 2004 | 31.5% | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 27.8% | -11.9% |
| 2006 | 26.3% | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 23.6% | -10.3% |
| 2008 | 24.5% | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 31.7% | +29.1% |
| 2010 | 32.1% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 31.0% | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 29.0% | -6.4% |
| 2013 | 32.4% | +11.6% |
| 2014 | 33.3% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 33.8% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 34.8% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 33.8% | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 34.5% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 39.5% | +14.4% |
| 2020 | 29.0% | -26.6% |
| 2021 | 28.8% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 28.3% | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 36.6% | +29.1% |
| 2024 | 37.8% | +3.4% |
Macau, China compared with similar countries
- Macau, China's 37.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 21.1%, 1.8× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Macau, China's 37.8% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 22.6%, 1.7× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.8% | 23.6% | 34.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 33.4% | 29.0% | 39.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.1% | 28.3% | 37.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Macau, China
More economy & growth data for Macau, China
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 1.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 0.9796 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 74,350 current LCU per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 3.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.0988 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 7,499 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.3012 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 22,860 current US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4232 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Macau, China?
- Travel services in Macau, China was 37.8% 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 39.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Macau, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.6% in 2007.
- How does Macau, China rank for travel services?
- Macau, China ranks 31st 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 13.7%. 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 service imports, BoP). 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 services provided by non-residents to residents.