Bank credit to bank deposits (%) in Macao
Macao: Bank credit to bank deposits (%) was 85.4% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Bank credit to bank deposits in Macao, 1984–2021
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, bank credit to bank deposits in Macao stood at 85.4%. That is the highest value across all 38 years on record.
The figure is up 5.6% on the previous year and up 50.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank credit to bank deposits in Macao peaked at 85.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 29.3%, in 2003.
Macao ranks 68th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Bank credit to bank deposits (%) in Macao, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 71.9% | — |
| 1985 | 77.5% | +7.8% |
| 1986 | 70.4% | -9.2% |
| 1987 | 63.7% | -9.5% |
| 1988 | 56.4% | -11.5% |
| 1989 | 58.5% | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 54.5% | -6.9% |
| 1991 | 48.1% | -11.8% |
| 1992 | 51.9% | +8.1% |
| 1993 | 67.6% | +30.2% |
| 1994 | 66.2% | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 61.2% | -7.5% |
| 1996 | 61.0% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 63.8% | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 54.1% | -15.1% |
| 1999 | 50.0% | -7.7% |
| 2000 | 47.0% | -5.9% |
| 2001 | 39.0% | -17.1% |
| 2002 | 33.4% | -14.4% |
| 2003 | 29.3% | -12.0% |
| 2004 | 29.4% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 32.2% | +9.6% |
| 2006 | 29.4% | -8.7% |
| 2007 | 38.6% | +31.2% |
| 2008 | 48.5% | +25.6% |
| 2009 | 47.8% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 54.1% | +13.2% |
| 2011 | 56.9% | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 54.1% | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 59.6% | +10.1% |
| 2014 | 71.2% | +19.6% |
| 2015 | 84.5% | +18.7% |
| 2016 | 81.5% | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 79.6% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 79.7% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 79.3% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 80.9% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 85.4% | +5.6% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 85.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 81.6%, 1.0× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Macao's 85.4% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 77.0%, 1.1× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 66.4% | 56.4% | 77.5% | 6 |
| 1990s | 57.8% | 48.1% | 67.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.5% | 29.3% | 48.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.0% | 54.1% | 84.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.1% | 80.9% | 85.4% | 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 credit to bank deposits in Macao?
- Bank credit to bank deposits in Macao was 85.4% in 2021, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank credit to bank deposits recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 85.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest bank credit to bank deposits recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.3% in 2003.
- How does Macao rank for bank credit to bank deposits?
- Macao ranks 68th out of 186 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank credit to bank deposits rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Macao data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Bank credit to bank deposits (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF’s International Financial Statistics. Private credit by deposit money banks (IFS line 22d); bank deposits (IFS lines 24 and 25).