Macau’s per-capita non-gaming spending by visitors rose 9.5 percent year-on-year in the first quarter of 2026, reversing a long downward trend, according to data from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC).
Each visitor spent an average of MOP2,179 ($272) on non-gaming items during the period. Total visitor non-gaming spending reached MOP24.43 billion ($3.05 billion), up 24.5 percent from the same period in 2025.
Spending by overnight visitors totaled MOP17.25 billion ($2.15 billion), an increase of 12.2 percent year-on-year, while spending by same-day visitors rose 69.2 percent to MOP7.18 billion ($896 million).
Per-capita spending by overnight visitors increased 7.7 percent to MOP4,101 ($512), while same-day visitors spent an average of MOP1,025 ($128), up 40.6 percent year-on-year.
By spending category, shopping accounted for the largest share of visitor expenditure at 48.2 percent, followed by accommodation at 21.1 percent and food and beverages at 21 percent.
Mainland Chinese visitors spent an average of MOP2,392 ($299), up 4.1 percent year-on-year, while international visitors’ per-capita spending rose 32.5 percent to MOP2,178 ($272).
