The number of tourist arrivals in Macau rose by 17.8% year-on-year to 3.580 million in December 2025, easing from an 18.1% increase in the previous month. Same-day visitors climbed 23%, while overnight visitors jumped by 10.9%. Meanwhile, the average length of stay of visitors held steady from a year earlier at 1.1 days, with the duration of stay for overnight visitors decreasing to 2.1 days. By source market, arrivals from Mainland China grew by 22.6% to 2.51 million, with those travelling under the Individual Visit Scheme rising by 32.7%. In addition, visitors from Taiwan increased by 22.4% to 86.3 thousand, while those from Hong Kong grew by 3.1% to 652.1 thousand. In 2025, international visitors increased by 13.7% to 2.755 million. For the January-December period, total visitors went up by 14.7% to 40.1 million. source: Statistics and Census Service, Government of Macao SAR

Tourist Arrivals in Macau increased to 3580130 in December from 3345683 in November of 2025. Tourist Arrivals in Macau averaged 1892791.71 from 1999 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 4219034.00 in August of 2025 and a record low of 9759.00 in July of 2022. 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 February of 2026.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2025-12-19 10:00 AM
Tourist Arrivals YoY
Nov 18.1% 10.8%
2026-01-23 10:00 AM
Tourist Arrivals YoY
Dec 17.8% 18.1%
2026-02-23 10:00 AM
Tourist Arrivals YoY
Jan 17.8%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Balance of Trade -10609144.00 -9965355.00 Thousand MOP Dec 2025
Current Account 144279.70 115437.60 MOP Million Dec 2024
Exports 1172031.75 1141346.50 Thousand MOP Dec 2025
Foreign Direct Investment -4568.70 -9293.23 MOP Million Dec 2024
Imports 11781176.00 11106701.00 Thousand MOP Dec 2025
Terms of Trade 99.80 99.70 points Sep 2025
Tourism Revenues 20382.00 18246.00 MOP Million Sep 2025
Tourist Arrivals YoY 3580130.00 3345683.00 Dec 2025


Macau Tourist Arrivals
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
3580130.00 3345683.00 4219034.00 9759.00 1999 - 2025 Monthly

News Stream
Macau Tourist Arrivals Rise 17.8% in December
The number of tourist arrivals in Macau rose by 17.8% year-on-year to 3.580 million in December 2025, easing from an 18.1% increase in the previous month. Same-day visitors climbed 23%, while overnight visitors jumped by 10.9%. Meanwhile, the average length of stay of visitors held steady from a year earlier at 1.1 days, with the duration of stay for overnight visitors decreasing to 2.1 days. By source market, arrivals from Mainland China grew by 22.6% to 2.51 million, with those travelling under the Individual Visit Scheme rising by 32.7%. In addition, visitors from Taiwan increased by 22.4% to 86.3 thousand, while those from Hong Kong grew by 3.1% to 652.1 thousand. In 2025, international visitors increased by 13.7% to 2.755 million. For the January-December period, total visitors went up by 14.7% to 40.1 million.
2026-01-23
Macau Tourist Arrivals Continue to Rise
The number of tourist arrivals in Macau increased by 18.1% year-on-year to 3.345 million in November 2025, following a 10.8% rise in the previous month. Same-day visitors climbed by 31.5%, while overnight visitors rose by 2.1%. Meanwhile, the average length of stay of visitors shortened by 0.2 day year-on-year to 1.0 day. Visitors from the Chinese mainland increased by 21.9% to 2.397 million, with those travelling under the Individual Visit Scheme up by 36.1% to 1.262 million. Visitors from Hong Kong and Taiwan went up by 5.4% and 27.1%, respectively. In addition, increases were seen in the number of visitor arrivals from the Philippines (2.3%), Indonesia (23.1%) and Thailand (49.4%). In the first eleven months of 2025, the number of visitor arrivals rose by 14.4%.
2025-12-19
Macau Tourist Arrivals Up 10.8% in October
The number of tourist arrivals in Macau increased by 10.8% year-on-year to 3.47 million in October 2025, following a 9.8% rise in the previous month. Same-day visitors climbed by 17.6%, while overnight visitors rose by 1.7%. The average length of stay of visitors held steady from a year earlier at 1.1 days, with the duration of stay for overnight visitors rising by 0.1 day to 2.4 days. By source market, arrivals from Mainland China grew by 12% to 2.53 million, with those travelling under the Individual Visit Scheme rising by 22.6%. In addition, visitors from Taiwan grew by 34.2% to 92.17 thousand, while those from Hong Kong fell by 1.0% to 584.77 thousand. Meanwhile, international visitors rose by 22.9% to 260.94 thousand. For the January-October period, total visitor arrivals went up by 14.1% to 33.14 million.
2025-11-21