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 170 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.
Bank concentration in Macao, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 85.1% | — |
| 2001 | 87.9% | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 85.6% | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 88.9% | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 95.2% | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 100.0% | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 96.5% | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 91.2% | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 82.1% | -10.0% |
| 2009 | 82.4% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 82.2% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 83.2% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 88.7% | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 88.0% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 89.8% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 78.4% | -12.7% |
| 2016 | 72.2% | -7.9% |
| 2017 | 72.4% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 73.5% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 72.9% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 73.7% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 76.5% | +3.8% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 76.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 73.1%, 1.0× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Macao's 76.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 56.7%, 1.3× the median. (18 countries reporting)
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
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate -0.7352 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.4297 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 32,616 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate -0.7352 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 32,616 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate -0.7352 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 32,616 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate -0.7352 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 32,616 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 5.92 % change on previous year (2024)
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 170 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.