Visitor arrivals in Macau soared 255.4 percent year-on-year to 754,541 in March of 2021, after a 173.1 percent surge in the previous month, the second consecutive month of increases as the Macanese government allowed foreign tourists into Macau for the first time since the pandemic halted international travel last year. Overnight visitors and same-day visitors soared 221.6 percent and 304.6 percent, respectively. Visitors from Mainland China were up 674.4 percent to 688,353, with 268,302 traveling under the Individual Visit Scheme (up 3,838 percent from last year). Meantime, tourists from Taiwan rose by 56.5 percent 7,183, while Hong Kong visitors slumped 47.1 percent to 58,953. source: Statistics and Census Service, Government of Macao SAR

Tourist Arrivals in Macau averaged 1901386.31 from 1999 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 3623116 in August of 2019 and a record low of 11041 in April of 2020. This page provides the latest reported value for - Macao Tourist Arrivals - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Macau Tourist Arrivals - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on May of 2021.

Tourist Arrivals in Macau is expected to be 800000.00 by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. Looking forward, we estimate Tourist Arrivals in Macau to stand at 2000000.00 in 12 months time. In the long-term, the Macau Tourist Arrivals is projected to trend around 2500000.00 in 2022 and 3000000.00 in 2023, according to our econometric models.

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Macau Tourist Arrivals

Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
754541.00 427122.00 3623116.00 11041.00 1999 - 2021 Monthly


Calendar GMT Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2021-01-20 04:00 AM Dec -78.6% -78.1% -75%
2021-02-23 10:00 AM Jan -80.5% -78.6% -75%
2021-03-22 10:00 AM Feb 173.1% -80.5% -77%
2021-04-22 10:00 AM Mar 255.4% 173.1% 111%
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Macau Tourist Arrivals Rise Faster in March
Visitor arrivals in Macau soared 255.4 percent year-on-year to 754,541 in March of 2021, after a 173.1 percent surge in the previous month, the second consecutive month of increases as the Macanese government allowed foreign tourists into Macau for the first time since the pandemic halted international travel last year. Overnight visitors and same-day visitors soared 221.6 percent and 304.6 percent, respectively. Visitors from Mainland China were up 674.4 percent to 688,353, with 268,302 traveling under the Individual Visit Scheme (up 3,838 percent from last year). Meantime, tourists from Taiwan rose by 56.5 percent 7,183, while Hong Kong visitors slumped 47.1 percent to 58,953.
2021-04-22
Macau Tourist Arrivals Rise for 1st Time in 16 Months
Visitor arrivals in Macau surged 173.1 percent year-on-year to 427,122 in February 2021, after an 80.5 percent plunge in the previous month, the first annual increase in tourist arrivals since October of 2019. Overnight visitors and same-day visitors soared 225.8 percent and 124.2 percent, respectively. Visitors from China were up 426.4 percent to 380,649, with 163,157 traveling under the Individual Visit Scheme (up 2,702.4 percent from last year). Meantime, tourists from Taiwan rose by 7.4 percent, while Hong Kong visitors slumped 35.9 percent.
2021-03-22
Macau Tourist Arrivals Plummet 80.5% in January
Visitor arrivals in Macau slumped 80.5 percent year-on-year to 556,765 in January 2021, after a 78.6 percent plunge in the previous month, amid the severe impact caused by the COVID-19 crisis. Same-day visitors tumbled 81.2 percent, while overnight visitors dropped 79.6 percent. Visitors from China shrank 76.7 percent, with those traveling under the Individual Visit Scheme falling 84.3 percent. Also, visitors from Hong Kong and Taiwan slumped 89.4 percent 85.5 percent, respectively.
2021-02-23
Macau Tourist Arrivals Plunge 78.6% in December
Visitor arrivals in Macau slumped 78.6 percent year-on-year to 659,407 in December 2020, after a 78.1 percent plunge in the previous month, amid the severe impact caused by the COVID-19 crisis. Same-day visitors tumbled 83.3 percent, while overnight visitors dropped 73.6 percent. Visitors from China shrank 71 percent, with those traveling under the Individual Visit Scheme falling 73.2 percent. Also, visitors slumped from Hong Kong (-92.9 percent), Taiwan (-94.9 percent). For 2020 full year, visitor arrivals plunged 85 percent year-on-year to 5,896,848.
2021-01-20