Macau’s gaming tax revenue went up by 3.4% year-on-year in the first seven months of 2025, according to the latest figures released by the region’s Financial Services Bureau. The Macau government’s regular income stood at MOP61.862 billion from January to July; gaming tax reached about MOP53.374 billion, accounting for 86.27% of regular income.
The public fiscal surplus stood at MOP11.6 billion in the first seven months of the year, a rise of 24%.
According to the central account data, the total revenue for the Macau government in the first seven months was MOP62.282 billion, an annual increase of 0.84%. Total expenditures during this period were approximately MOP50.648 billion, a year-on-year decrease of 3.38%. The current central account surplus stands at MOP11.634 billion, an increase of 24.6% compared to MOP9.336 billion in the same period last year.
From January to July, Macau’s gross gaming revenue totaled MOP140.896 billion, reflecting a year-on-year increase of 6.5%. Last month, the Macau Legislative Assembly passed amendments to the budget for the fiscal year 2025, reducing the estimated total gaming revenue for this year from MOP240 billion to MOP228 billion. The budgeted revenue from the special gaming tax was adjusted down from MOP84 billion to MOP79.8 billion, a decrease of 5%, with a current execution rate of 60.3%.
