Income generated from inward direct investment by outside investors in Macau’s gaming sector rose by 53.2 percent year-on-year in 2024, standing at MOP30.83 billion (US$3.86 billion), according to data released on Friday by the city’s Statistics and Census Service.
Macao’s gaming sector continued to record a net outflow of inward direct investment in 2024, amounting to MOP476 million, but the outflow “narrowed” compared with the previous year, the city’s Statistics and Census Service said.
“This was mainly attributable to a decrease in loan repayments by some gaming enterprises to foreign shareholders or overseas affiliates,” it added.
As of the end of 2024, the stock of inward direct investment in Macau’s gaming sector totalled MOP142.35 billion, slightly down by less than 0.1 percent year-on-year, the official data showed.
The gaming sector remained by far the largest contributor to the city’s total stock of inward direct investment, accounting for 36.0 percent at the end of 2024, albeit down 1.7 percentage points year-on-year.
A number of foreign investors in Macau’s gaming sector are registered in Hong Kong, the British Virgin Islands, or the Cayman Islands, according to the statistics bureau information.
