Macau

Macau, Macau, scores 49 on the CIRA Index of tourism resilience, #242 of 309 destinations. 22 of 29 measures come from public sources, with 89% confidence. Every grade below states its value, period and source.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: 49
• OECD: 55
• UN Tourism: 57
• UNDRR: 71

Strongest

• Hotel bed or room occupancy: 89.4 % average annual occupancy (Statistics and Census Service (DSEC), Government of Macao Special Administrative Region, 2025). At or above 75: grade 4/4.
• Extreme heat days: 0.4 days a year at or above 35°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). At or below 5: grade 4/4.
• Early warning and emergency plan: An updated, tested plan that names visitors and tourism operators, with warnings in several languages (Macao Government Tourism Office, 2026). Grade 4/4.

Weakest

• Domestic share of nights: 4.1 % of nights by residents of the same country (region figure) (Macao SAR Statistics and Census Service (DSEC), Package tours and hotel occupancy rate for December and the whole year of 2023, 2023). Below 15: grade 0/4.
• Tourism intensity: 53.6 visitor nights per resident per year (Government of Macao SAR Statistics and Census Service (DSEC), Visitor Arrivals for December and the Whole Year of 2024 & Demographic Statistics 2024, 2024). Above 40: grade 0/4.
• Municipal waste per resident: 777.5 kg per resident per year (Environmental Protection Bureau (DSPA), Report on the State of the Environment of Macao 2025, 2025). Above 700: grade 0/4.

Every measure, by theme

Demand and seasonality: 35

• Nights in the three busiest months: not measured yet
• Domestic share of nights: 4.1 % of nights by residents of the same country (region figure) (Macao SAR Statistics and Census Service (DSEC), Package tours and hotel occupancy rate for December and the whole year of 2023, 2023). Below 15: grade 0/4. Source
• Largest foreign market: 70.1 % of international arrivals or nights (Government of Macao SAR Statistics and Census Service (DSEC), Visitor Arrivals for December and the Whole Year of 2024, 2024). Above 40: grade 0/4. Source
• Recovery against 2019: 101.7 % of 2019 visitor nights reached in the latest full year (Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) & Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO), 2025). Between 100 and 110: grade 3/4. Source
• Average length of stay: 1.7 nights per visitor (Statistics and Census Service (DSEC), Government of Macao Special Administrative Region, 2025). Below 1.8: grade 0/4. Source
• Hotel bed or room occupancy: 89.4 % average annual occupancy (Statistics and Census Service (DSEC), Government of Macao Special Administrative Region, 2025). At or above 75: grade 4/4. Source

Economy and jobs: 100

• Jobs in tourism industries: not measured yet
• Unemployment rate: 2 % of the labour force (region figure) (Government of Macao Special Administrative Region Statistics and Census Service (DSEC), Jun–Aug 2026). At or below 5: grade 4/4. Source
• Income per head: 137,031 GDP per capita, USD PPP (region figure) (World Bank, World Development Indicators, 2025). At or above 60,000: grade 4/4. Source
• Economic diversity: not measured yet

Climate and hazards: 44

• Extreme heat days: 0.4 days a year at or above 35°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). At or below 5: grade 4/4. Source
• Tropical nights: 227.8 nights a year with a minimum at or above 20°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). Above 100: grade 0/4. Source
• Flood hazard: medium (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 2/4. Source
• Wildfire and storm hazard: high (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 1/4. Source
• Country disaster risk: not measured yet

Water and environment: 42

• Water scarcity: medium (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 2/4. Source
• Wastewater safely treated: 93 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (Government of Macao SAR Statistics and Census Service (DSEC), Environmental Statistics 2024, 2024). Between 85 and 95: grade 3/4. Source
• Municipal waste per resident: 777.5 kg per resident per year (Environmental Protection Bureau (DSPA), Report on the State of the Environment of Macao 2025, 2025). Above 700: grade 0/4. Source
• Green space: not measured yet

Community and housing: 38

• Tourism intensity: 53.6 visitor nights per resident per year (Government of Macao SAR Statistics and Census Service (DSEC), Visitor Arrivals for December and the Whole Year of 2024 & Demographic Statistics 2024, 2024). Above 40: grade 0/4. Source
• Cruise pressure: not measured yet
• Rent growth: 3.9 % change in rents over the last 12 months (Statistics and Census Service (DSEC), Government of Macao SAR, 2024). Between 3 and 6: grade 3/4. Source
• Short-let density: not measured yet
• Resident support for tourism: not measured yet

Access and continuity: 71

• Access redundancy: 3 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (Macao Government Tourism Office, 2026). Between 3 and 4: grade 3/4. Source
• Air traffic recovery: not measured yet
• Rail share of intercity access: not measured yet
• Rail traffic recovery: not measured yet
• Largest airline group share: not measured yet
• Air route concentration: not measured yet
• Early warning and emergency plan: An updated, tested plan that names visitors and tourism operators, with warnings in several languages (Macao Government Tourism Office, 2026). Grade 4/4. Source
• Tourism crisis and recovery plan: A plan with named owners, operators and recovery funding (Macao Government Tourism Office, 2026). Grade 3/4. Source
• Government effectiveness: 83.5 World Bank WGI percentile rank, 0–100 (World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators, 2025). At or above 80: grade 4/4. Source
• Travel advisory: 3 stricter of the US and Canadian government advisory for the country, 1 (normal precautions) to 4 (do not travel) (US State Department and Government of Canada travel advisories, 2026-09-29). Between 2.5 and 3: grade 1/4. Source
• Dedicated tourism funding: A dedicated source such as a tourist tax or levy (Financial Services Bureau (DSF) / Worldwide Tax Summaries, 2026). Grade 2/4. Source

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