TLDR
- Macau’s gaming services exports rose 5.5% year-on-year in the first half of 2026
- Visitor arrivals to Macau increased 9.0% during the same period
- Total service exports climbed 7.3%, while other tourism services rose 10.8%
- Macau’s first-half GDP reached MOP209.9 billion, with real growth of 3.7%
- Second quarter growth slowed to 0.3%, reaching 87.9% of 2019 levels
Macau’s gaming sector helped support economic growth in the first half of 2026. Exports of gaming services rose 5.5% compared to the same period last year.
The increase came as visitor arrivals to Macau also grew. Tourist numbers rose 9.0% year-on-year during the first six months of the year.
The data came from Macau’s Statistics and Census Service. The agency tracks exports of services across several categories, including gaming.
Gaming Supports Service Exports
Total exports of services in Macau rose 7.3% during the first half. Gaming services made up part of that overall increase.
Other tourism-related services grew faster than gaming, rising 10.8% year-on-year. Gaming services trailed slightly behind that pace.
The figures place gaming as one part of Macau’s wider tourism economy. As more visitors arrived, both gaming and other tourism services grew.
Macau’s adjusted GDP for the first half reached MOP209.9 billion. That figure equals about US$26.0 billion.
The economy grew 3.7% year-on-year in real terms. This brought Macau’s output to 89.1% of the level it reached during the same period in 2019.
The GDP report covers the entire economy. Gaming services were named as one of several drivers behind the export growth.
Visitor Growth Linked To Gaming Activity
The 9.0% rise in visitor arrivals gave a stronger base for casino and tourism activity. Gaming exports rose during the same stretch of time.
The report does not give a separate figure for casino gross gaming revenue. It also does not break out results for individual casino operators.
Instead, gaming is measured as part of Macau’s total service exports. The report does not say that each visitor added the same amount to gaming activity.
The numbers show only that gaming services exports were higher than a year earlier. Visitor arrivals and other tourism services increased at the same time.
Macau’s second quarter GDP told a different story. Revised GDP for the quarter reached MOP102.4 billion, or US$12.7 billion.
That figure marked real year-on-year growth of just 0.3%. It brought the quarter’s output to 87.9% of the level seen in the same quarter of 2019.
The quarterly growth rate was slower than the first-half average. The Statistics and Census Service did not release a separate gaming export figure for the second quarter alone.
The 5.5% growth rate applies to the full six-month period. Gaming exports kept rising during the months covered by the report.
The latest data shows tourism-linked gaming activity moving higher year-on-year. Macau will keep tracking the sector’s performance through service export figures for the rest of 2026.
