Macau’s per-capita non-gaming visitor spending rose 5.6 percent year-on-year to MOP2,059 ($256) in the second quarter of 2026, according to data released Friday by the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC).
The increase extended the recovery that began in the first quarter, when spending per visitor rose 9.5 percent year-on-year.
Total non-gaming spending increased by 9.8 percent to MOP20.04 billion ($2.49 billion) in the second quarter.
Spending by overnight visitors rose 3.6 percent to MOP15.16 billion ($1.89 billion), while spending by same-day visitors surged 35.1 percent to MOP4.87 billion ($606 million).
On a per-capita basis, overnight visitors spent MOP3,941, up 7.6 percent year-on-year. Spending by same-day visitors increased 23.1 percent to MOP828.
Visitors from mainland China spent an average of MOP2,324 during the quarter, up 5.5 percent. Spending by visitors from Hong Kong rose 13.9 percent to MOP1,138.
However, per-capita spending by visitors from Taiwan fell 12.6 percent to MOP1,774, while spending by international visitors decreased 4.8 percent to MOP2,032.
Visitors attending meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions (MICE) recorded relatively high per-capita spending of MOP4,630.
For the first half of 2026, spending per visitor rose 7.8 percent to MOP2,123. Total non-gaming visitor spending increased 17.4 percent to MOP44.47 billion ($5.54 billion).
DSEC’s historical data show that first-half per-capita spending fell 7.5 percent in 2023, 18.9 percent in 2024 and 12.8 percent in 2025. The increase in the first half of 2026 was the first since Macau reopened in 2023.
