Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad in Macao
Macao: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad was 1.62 billion current US$ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad in Macao, 2002–2023
Source: UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Macao recorded 1.62 billion current US$ for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad in 2023.
That represents a change of up 92.7% on the previous year and up 30.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad in Macao peaked at 2.03 billion current US$ in 2019 and was at its lowest, 351.00 million current US$, in 2003.
That places Macao 89th out of 199 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad in Macao, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 387.00 million current US$ | — |
| 2003 | 351.00 million current US$ | -9.3% |
| 2004 | 399.00 million current US$ | +13.7% |
| 2005 | 475.00 million current US$ | +19.0% |
| 2006 | 506.00 million current US$ | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 608.00 million current US$ | +20.2% |
| 2008 | 695.00 million current US$ | +14.3% |
| 2009 | 713.00 million current US$ | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 883.00 million current US$ | +23.8% |
| 2011 | 1.06 billion current US$ | +20.5% |
| 2012 | 1.16 billion current US$ | +8.6% |
| 2013 | 1.24 billion current US$ | +7.3% |
| 2014 | 1.39 billion current US$ | +11.8% |
| 2015 | 1.44 billion current US$ | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 1.50 billion current US$ | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 1.70 billion current US$ | +13.5% |
| 2018 | 1.94 billion current US$ | +14.0% |
| 2019 | 2.03 billion current US$ | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 869.15 million current US$ | -57.3% |
| 2021 | 943.18 million current US$ | +8.5% |
| 2022 | 839.27 million current US$ | -11.0% |
| 2023 | 1.62 billion current US$ | +92.7% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 1.62 billion current US$ is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.47 billion current US$, 36% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Macao's 1.62 billion current US$ is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 569.60 million current US$, 2.8× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad in Macao changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +92.7% | 839.27 million current US$ | 1.62 billion current US$ |
| 2020 | -57.3% | 2.03 billion current US$ | 869.15 million current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 516.75 million current US$ | 351.00 million current US$ | 713.00 million current US$ | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.43 billion current US$ | 883.00 million current US$ | 2.03 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.07 billion current US$ | 839.27 million current US$ | 1.62 billion current US$ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Macao
More reference data data for Macao
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0183 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0073 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0032 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0039 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0073 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0047 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.037 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 3.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0151 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 9.8 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad in Macao?
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad in Macao was 1.62 billion current US$ in 2023, according to UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 2.03 billion current US$ in 2019.
- What is the lowest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 351.00 million current US$ in 2003.
- How does Macao rank for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad?
- Macao ranks 89th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Macao data come from?
- The figures come from UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Money spent by a country’s residents abroad on accommodation, food, transport, entertainment, shopping, and fares paid to foreign airlines. The data is expressed in current US dollars and is not adjusted for inflation or differences in living costs between countries.