Driven by spending from international visitors and same-day visitors, Macau’s total non-gaming spending of visitors rose by 24.5% year-on-year to MOP$24.4 billion (US$3.03 billion) in the first quarter of 2026.
Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that, of the total in Q1, total spending of overnight visitors amounted to MOP$17.3 billion (US$2.14 billion), up by 12.2% year-on-year, while total spending of same-day visitors stood at MOP$7.18 billion (US$890 million), surging by 69.2%.
Per-capita non-gaming spending of visitors was MOP$2,179 (US$270) in the first quarter, representing a year-on-year increase of 9.5%. Per-capita spending of overnight visitors rose by 7.7% to MOP$4,101 (US$508) and same-day visitors by 40.6% to MOP$1,025 (US$127).
Analysed by source of visitors, per-capita non-gaming spending of visitors from the Chinese mainland was MOP$2,392 (US$297), up by 4.1% year-on-year; that of visitors from Hong Kong was MOP$1,203 (US$149), an increase of 37.4%; and that of visitors from the Taiwan region was MOP$2,004 (US$248), up by 8.9%.
Per-capita non-gaming spending of international visitors was MOP$2,178 (US$270) in the first quarter, recording a year-on-year rise of 32.5%. Among the Northeast Asian markets, per-capita spending of visitors from the Republic of Korea grew by 35.0% to MOP2,226 (US$276) and from Japan by 47.9% to MOP$2,093 (US$260).
For the Southeast Asian markets, per-capita spending of visitors from Singapore was higher by 43.1% to MOP$3,697 (US$458), from Thailand by 4.2% to MOP$2,224 (US$276) and from Malaysia by 5.6% to MOP$1,761 (US$218).
As regards type of expense, visitors spent mainly on shopping at 48.2% of total, followed by accommodation at 21.1% and food and beverage at 21.0%, indicating that spending remained concentrated on retail purchases and basic travel-related expenses.
