The Zhitong Finance App learned that according to data from the Macao Statistics and Census Bureau, the Macau economy continued its steady development trend in the first three quarters of this year. The initial value of GDP was MOP 316.13 billion, a real increase of 2.9% over the previous year, and the total economy recovered to 89.8% in the same period in 2019. Thanks to various customer promotion measures and various large-scale themed events, the number of visitors to Macao continued to rise, leading to a 3.4% year-on-year increase in service exports in the first three quarters. At the same time, various public and private engineering projects progressed in an orderly manner, driving total fixed capital formation to increase 4.6% in the first three quarters. In addition, private consumption expenditure also increased by 2.8%, to jointly support the steady development of the overall economy.
According to quarterly analysis, Macau's economy maintained positive growth in the third quarter. The initial value of GDP was MOP 106.06 billion, a real increase of 0.1% over the previous year, and the total economy recovered to 91.3% in the same period in 2019. Affected by external environmental factors during the period, Lucky Gaming's gross revenue was adjusted in the short term, and gaming service exports fell 4.8% year on year; however, benefiting from the peak summer vacation season and various tourist attraction measures, exports of other travel services rose 6.6% year on year. Coupled with the acceleration of public and private works, the total fixed capital formation increased significantly by 17.2%, effectively offsetting the impact of the decline in gaming service exports, reflecting Macau's economic resilience and ability to withstand risks, providing support for steady economic development in the third quarter.
As the integration of Australia and Qin continues to deepen, the number of investment projects involving Macao (including the public sector, enterprises and individuals) is increasingly participating in the Hengqin Guangdong-Macao Deep Cooperation Zone (hereinafter referred to as the Cooperation Zone). The total fixed capital formation of Australia-related entities in the cooperative zone in the third quarter of 2026 was MOP 540 million, a nominal increase of 215.3% over the previous year. After taking into account the total fixed capital formation of Australia-related entities in the cooperative zone, the gross domestic product was MOP 106.60 billion, a nominal increase of 2.6% over the previous year.