{"id":777040588,"date":"2026-04-16T09:26:04","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T12:26:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777040588"},"modified":"2026-04-21T12:28:57","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T15:28:57","slug":"gaming-led-recovery-drives-macau-gdp-growth-in-q1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/gaming-led-recovery-drives-macau-gdp-growth-in-q1","title":{"rendered":"Gaming-led recovery drives Macau GDP growth in Q1"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Gross gaming revenue was up by 14.3 per cent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Macau.- According to estimates from the Macau<\/strong> Economic Association<\/strong>, gross domestic product (GDP) grew by around 10 per cent year-on-year in the first quarter to approximately MOP108bn (US$13.3bn). That’s about 93 per cent of pre-pandemic 2019 levels<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gaming remained the main growth engine. Gross Gaming Revenue totalled MOP65.87bn (US$8.1bn) , up 14.3 per cent compared to the same period last year. More than 10 million visitors arrived in Macau during the period. Authorities noted a continued \u201cspillover effect\u201d from gaming into broader services and employment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Broad money supply increased by 7.9 per cent year-on-year to a record level. However, underlying domestic demand remains subdued<\/strong>. Consumer sentiment, property prices and investment indicators continue to show limited recovery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Forecasts for 2026 remain mixed. The International Monetary Fund projects GDP growth of 3 per cent, while other estimates range between 4 per cent and 6 per cent. The Macau Economic Association has suggested a range of 2 per cent to 5 per cent.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tSee also:<\/span> UBS highlights MGM China’s Macau market share rise in March<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Gross gaming revenue was up by 14.3 per cent.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":680,"featured_media":25493,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Macau's economy demonstrated significant recovery in Q1, with GDP growing by approximately 10% year-on-year, reaching 93% of pre-pandemic levels. Gross Gaming Revenue (GGR) surged by 14.3% to MOP65.87bn, driven by over 10 million visitors, solidifying gaming's role as the primary economic engine despite subdued domestic demand and mixed long-term growth forecasts.","focusai_entities":"Macau Economic Association, International Monetary Fund, UBS, MGM China","focusai_location":"Macau","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (0.75), operator_casino (0.95), marketing_crm (0.7), investor_analyst (1.0), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Macau Diversification Progress?","query":"Given the continued reliance on gaming for GDP growth, what specific policy initiatives are Macau authorities implementing to foster economic diversification and reduce sector concentration risk?"},{"label":"Operator Market Share Shifts?","query":"Beyond the noted rise in MGM China's market share, what are the GGR contributions and competitive positioning of other major concessionaires in Macau during Q1, and what factors are driving these shifts?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[16338,163],"tags":[24697,257],"class_list":["post-777040588","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-east-asia-news","category-finance-news","tag-gdp-forecast","tag-macau"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777040588","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/680"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777040588"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777040588\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777040616,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777040588\/revisions\/777040616"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25493"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777040588"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777040588"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777040588"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}