Bank cost to income ratio (%) in Macao
Macao: Bank cost to income ratio (%) was 29.7% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank cost to income ratio in Macao, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, bank cost to income ratio in Macao stood at 29.7%.
The figure is up 5.2% on the previous year and down 41.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank cost to income ratio in Macao peaked at 50.9% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 28.2%, in 2020.
Macao ranks 162nd of 169 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Bank cost to income ratio (%) in Macao, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 44.5% | — |
| 2001 | 45.4% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 47.4% | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 46.9% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 45.3% | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 48.7% | +7.4% |
| 2008 | 50.0% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 50.0% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 50.9% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 50.5% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 41.1% | -18.6% |
| 2014 | 38.2% | -7.0% |
| 2015 | 32.4% | -15.3% |
| 2016 | 30.0% | -7.3% |
| 2017 | 30.1% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 30.7% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 28.3% | -8.0% |
| 2020 | 28.2% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 29.7% | +5.2% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 29.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 56.2%, 53% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Macao's 29.7% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 46.8%, 63% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.3% | 44.5% | 50.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 38.2% | 28.3% | 50.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.9% | 28.2% | 29.7% | 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 cost to income ratio in Macao?
- Bank cost to income ratio in Macao was 29.7% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank cost to income ratio recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 50.9% in 2011.
- What is the lowest bank cost to income ratio recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.2% in 2020.
- How does Macao rank for bank cost to income ratio?
- Macao ranks 162nd out of 169 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank cost to income ratio rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.8%. 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 cost to income ratio (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Raw data are from Bankscope. Data2090 / (data2080 + data2085). All Numerator and denominator are first aggregated on the country level before division. Note that banks used in the calculation might differ between indicators. Calculated from underlying bank-by-bank unconsolidated data from Bankscope.