Macau visitor non-gaming spending rises 16% in the first nine months of 2026
Same-day visitors drove the strongest growth, while shopping accounted for the largest share of expenditure.
Key takeaways:
- Macau visitor non-gaming spending reached MOP67.56bn (US$8.41bn) in the first three quarters, up 16 per cent year-on-year.
- Same-day visitor spending rose 59.9 per cent to MOP18.35bn (US$2.29bn).
- Per-capita non-gaming spending increased 6.9 per cent to MOP2,099 (US$261).
- Shopping accounted for 44.7 per cent of visitor non-gaming expenditure, followed by accommodation and food and beverages.
- Third-quarter non-gaming visitor spending rose 13.3 per cent year-on-year to MOP23.09bn (US$2.88bn).
Macau.- The Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) has reported that visitors’ non-gaming spending stood at MOP67.56bn (US$8.41bn) in the first three quarters of 2026, up by 16 per cent year-on-year. Overnight visitors spent MOP49.21bn (US$6.13bn) and same-day visitors MOP18.35bn (US$2.29bn), up by 5.2 per cent and 59.9 per cent, respectively.
Per-capita non-gaming spending was MOP2,099 (US$261), an increase of 6.9 per cent year-on-year. For overnight visitors (MOP3,970 – US$494) and same-day visitors (MOP927 – US$115), it rose by 5.2 per cent and 39.6 per cent, respectively.
Visitors spent 44.7 per cent of total on shopping, followed by accommodation (22.7 per cent) and food & beverages (22 per cent). Those visiting for MICE events had relatively high per-capita spending (MOP4,501 – US1).
Analysed by source, per-capita non-gaming spending among visitors from the Chinese mainland (MOP2,300) and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (Hong Kong SAR, MOP1,219) rose by 4.3 per cent and 24.2 per cent year-on-year, respectively, whereas spending from the Taiwan region (MOP1,870) decreased by 10.2 per cent.
Per-capita spending of international visitors (MOP2,211 – US$275) recorded a year-on-year increase of 10.9 per cent.
The DSEC reported that in the third quarter of 2026, non-gaming spending was up by 13.3 per cent year-on-year to MOP23.09bn (US$2.88bn), with that of overnight visitors (MOP16.80bn – US$2.09bn) and same-day visitors (MOP6.29bn – US$783.3m) growing by 0.2 per cent and 73.6 per cent respectively. Per-capita non-gaming spend (MOP2,055) increased by 5.4 per cent year-on-year.
Per-capita spending of visitors from the Chinese mainland (MOP2,191), the Hong Kong SAR (MOP1,318) and international markets (MOP2,485) rose by 3.2 per cent, 24.0 per cent and 9.9 per cent year-on-year, respectively, whereas spending of those from the Taiwan region (MOP1,837) was down by 21.3 per cent.
