Macao's total non-gaming spending by visitors in the first three quarters increased 16.0% year-on-year to MOP67.56 billion

Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) shows that the total non-gaming spending of visitors for the first three quarters of 2026 increased by 16.0% year-on-year to MOP67.56 billion. The total spending of overnight visitors (MOP49.21 billion) and same-day visitors (MOP18.35 billion) rose by 5.2% and 59.9% respectively. The per-capita non-gaming spending of visitors (MOP2,099) for the first three quarters of 2026 grew by 6.9% year-on-year, with that of overnight visitors (MOP3,970) and same-day visitors (MOP927) rising by 5.2% and 39.6% respectively. In terms of spending categories, visitors' spending was mainly on shopping (44.7%), followed by accommodation (22.7%) and food and beverage (22.0%). Analysed by main purpose of visit, MICE visitors had the highest per-capita spending (MOP4,501) in the first three quarters. Analysed by main source market, the per-capita non-gaming spending of visitors from Mainland China (MOP2,300) and Hong Kong SAR (MOP1,219) rose by 4.3% and 24.2% year-on-year respectively in the first three quarters, whereas that of visitors from Taiwan region (MOP1,870) recorded a 10.2% year-on-year decrease. The per-capita spending of international visitors (MOP2,211) went up by 10.9% year-on-year; among them, the per-capita spending of visitors from South Korea (MOP2,772) and Japan (MOP2,409) in Northeast Asia increased by 27.7% and 31.7% respectively, while that of visitors from Singapore (MOP3,228) and Malaysia (MOP1,943) in Southeast Asia also recorded rises of 1.7% and 0.1% respectively. The per-capita spending of visitors from Thailand (MOP2,258) dropped by 13.5%. The total non-gaming spending of visitors in the third quarter of 2026 increased by 13.3% year-on-year to MOP23.09 billion, with the total spending of overnight visitors (MOP16.80 billion) and same-day visitors (MOP6.29 billion) rising by 0.2% and 73.6% respectively. The per-capita non-gaming spending of visitors (MOP2,055) recorded a year-on-year increase of 5.4%. In terms of main source markets, the per-capita spending of visitors from Mainland China (MOP2,191), Hong Kong SAR (MOP1,318) and international visitors (MOP2,485) rose by 3.2%, 24.0% and 9.9% year-on-year respectively, whereas that of visitors from Taiwan region (MOP1,837) recorded a decrease of 21.3%. Analysed by main purpose of visit, MICE visitors still had the highest per-capita spending (MOP4,393) in the third quarter.