Macau visitors’ total non-gaming spending reached MOP58.25 billion ($7.23 billion) in the first three quarters of 2025, marking a 3.6 percent year-on-year increase, according to data released by the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC).
However, the average per-capita non-gaming spending declined by 9.5 percent to MOP1,963 ($244), reflecting the impact of a rising share of lower-spending day-trippers.
Spending by overnight visitors totaled MOP46.77 billion ($5.81 billion), up 1.6 percent year-on-year, while same-day visitors spent MOP11.48 billion ($1.43 billion), a sharper 12.8 percent increase. The divergence highlights Macau’s growing reliance on short-haul tourism despite efforts to attract higher-spending guests.
In the third quarter alone, non-gaming visitor expenditure rose 10.7 percent year-on-year to MOP20.38 billion ($2.53 billion), driven by higher spending from both overnight and same-day visitors. Per-capita spending, however, slipped 2.6 percent to MOP1,950 ($242), as same-day arrivals surged.
Shopping remained the dominant spending category, accounting for 42.4 percent of total outlays, followed by accommodation (26.7 percent) and food and beverages (21.2 percent). Visitors from the Chinese mainland spent an average of MOP2,123 ($263) in the third quarter, down 5 percent year-on-year, while those from Hong Kong and Taiwan spent MOP1,063 ($132) and MOP2,335 ($289), respectively. International visitors averaged MOP2,261 ($280), up 3.3 percent year-on-year.
By market, visitors from Singapore, Thailand, and Malaysia recorded double-digit growth in per-capita spending — up 14.0 percent, 11.9 percent, and 22.4 percent respectively — underscoring Southeast Asia’s rising importance to Macau’s tourism mix.
Participants attending meetings, incentives, conventions, and exhibitions (MICE) or performances and competitions remained the biggest spenders, with per-capita outlays reaching MOP4,488 ($558) and MOP3,324 ($414) respectively.
