Macau’s gaming services exports increased by 5.5% year-on-year in the first half of 2026, while visitor arrivals rose 9%, supporting growth across the city’s tourism-related services.
According to the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC), total services exports increased by 7.3% between January and June, while exports of other tourism services rose 10.8%. Gaming services were one of the components contributing to the overall increase in services exports.
Macau economy grows 3.7%
Macau’s revised GDP reached MOP209.91 billion ($26 billion) in the first half of the year. In real terms, the economy grew 3.7% year-on-year.
Overall economic output recovered to 89.1% of the level recorded in the first half of 2019. DSEC identified continued growth in services exports, supported by higher visitor arrivals, as a key driver of the recovery.
The increase in gaming services exports should not be treated as a direct measure of casino revenue growth. The published data covers gaming services exports, rather than providing a separate gaming revenue figure for the calculation.
Visitor numbers continue to support tourism activity
Macau recorded a 9% year-on-year increase in visitor arrivals during the first six months of 2026. Over the same period, exports of other tourism services grew 10.8%, while gaming services exports increased 5.5%.
The figures indicate that gaming-related services continued to recover alongside tourism activity, although gaming services grew more slowly than other tourism services.
Second-quarter growth slows
Despite the stronger first-half performance, Macau’s economy expanded at a much slower pace in the second quarter.
GDP for April-June reached MOP102.35 billion ($12.7 billion), representing real year-on-year growth of just 0.3%. Economic output for the quarter stood at 87.9% of the level recorded in the same period of 2019.
DSEC did not publish a separate second-quarter growth rate for gaming services exports. The 5.5% figure applies to the first half of 2026 as a whole, rather than to the April-June period alone.
The latest data shows that gaming remains part of Macau’s broader economic recovery, with stronger visitor numbers continuing to support tourism- and casino-related services.
Source: Inside Asian Gaming
