Bank concentration in Macao
Macao: Bank concentration was 76.5% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank concentration in Macao, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, bank concentration in Macao stood at 76.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank concentration in Macao peaked at 100.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 72.2%, in 2016.
Macao ranks 70th of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 89.5% | 82.1% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.1% | 72.2% | 89.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.1% | 73.7% | 76.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Macao
More financial sector data for Macao
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 117.0% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 9 (2024)
- Net domestic credit 171.39 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net foreign assets 882.53 billion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 117.0% (2025)
- Broad money 201.2% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. -79.5% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 117.0% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 8.03 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -328 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank concentration in Macao?
- Bank concentration in Macao was 76.5% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank concentration recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest bank concentration recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.2% in 2016.
- How does Macao rank for bank concentration?
- Macao ranks 70th out of 169 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank concentration rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Macao data come from?
- The figures come from Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD), published as part of Bank concentration (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Raw data are from Bankscope. (Sum(data2025) for three largest banks in Bankscope) / (Sum(data2025) for all banks in Bankscope). Only reported if number of banks in Bankscope is 3 or more. Calculated from underlying bank-by-bank unconsolidated data from Bankscope.