Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … capita in Macao
Macao: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … capita was 47,745 current US$ per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Macao, 2002–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2023, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Macao stood at 47,745 current US$ per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 233.1% on the previous year and down 35.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Macao peaked at 73,923 current US$ per person in 2013 and was at its lowest, 9,291 current US$ per person, in 2002.
That places Macao 1st out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … capita in Macao, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 9,291 current US$ per person | — |
| 2003 | 10,352 current US$ per person | +11.4% |
| 2004 | 14,693 current US$ per person | +41.9% |
| 2005 | 15,166 current US$ per person | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 17,001 current US$ per person | +12.1% |
| 2007 | 21,497 current US$ per person | +26.4% |
| 2008 | 25,428 current US$ per person | +18.3% |
| 2009 | 28,378 current US$ per person | +11.6% |
| 2010 | 42,250 current US$ per person | +48.9% |
| 2011 | 56,619 current US$ per person | +34.0% |
| 2012 | 64,436 current US$ per person | +13.8% |
| 2013 | 73,923 current US$ per person | +14.7% |
| 2014 | 69,828 current US$ per person | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 49,183 current US$ per person | -29.6% |
| 2016 | 47,747 current US$ per person | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 56,440 current US$ per person | +18.2% |
| 2018 | 62,955 current US$ per person | +11.5% |
| 2019 | 61,257 current US$ per person | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 13,576 current US$ per person | -77.8% |
| 2021 | 23,388 current US$ per person | +72.3% |
| 2022 | 14,332 current US$ per person | -38.7% |
| 2023 | 47,745 current US$ per person | +233.1% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 47,745 current US$ per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,726 current US$ per person, 27.7× the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Macao's 47,745 current US$ per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 449.03 current US$ per person, 106.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … capita 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 | +233.1% | 14,332 current US$ per person | 47,745 current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17,726 current US$ per person | 9,291 current US$ per person | 28,378 current US$ per person | 8 |
| 2010s | 58,464 current US$ per person | 42,250 current US$ per person | 73,923 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 24,760 current US$ per person | 13,576 current US$ per person | 47,745 current US$ per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Macao
More reference data data for Macao
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0047 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0073 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0039 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0032 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0073 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.037 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0183 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 9.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.025 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 1.52 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Macao?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Macao was 47,745 current US$ per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 73,923 current US$ per person in 2013.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,291 current US$ per person in 2002.
- How does Macao rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per?
- Macao ranks 1st out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Macao data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.