Macau's inbound foreign direct investment totaled MOP 6.20 billion in 2025, down 43.5% year on year.

Statistics and Census Service data show that, affected by foreign direct investors reducing the use of profits for reinvestment and some enterprises repaying large loans, inward foreign direct investment in Macau totaled MOP 6.20 billion (same unit below) in 2025, down 43.5% year on year. Of this, the main inflows went to the financial sector (MOP 7.81 billion) and the construction sector (MOP 1.41 billion). In addition, funds flowing into Macau mainly came from the Chinese mainland (MOP 5.62 billion) and the Hong Kong SAR (MOP 7.47 billion). In 2025, income from inward direct investment in Macau totaled MOP 42.51 billion, of which income from inward direct investment in the gaming sector was MOP 33.42 billion, while the financial sector and the wholesale and retail sector recorded income of MOP 12.67 billion and MOP 5.57 billion, respectively. In terms of outward investment, as some Macau enterprises adjusted their investment strategies in the Chinese mainland, investment by Macau enterprises abroad recorded a negative flow of MOP 1.93 billion in 2025, but new investment from the wholesale and retail sector and the banking sector operating in Macau amounted to MOP 1.38 billion and MOP 600 million, respectively. As of the end of 2025, the cumulative totals of inward direct investment and outward direct investment were MOP 403.70 billion and MOP 106.50 billion, respectively. Of this, the cumulative total of outward direct investment in the Chinese mainland was MOP 78.82 billion, with Greater Bay Area cities accounting for 76.6%.