Bank net interest margin (%) in Macao
Macao: Bank net interest margin (%) was 1.3% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank net interest margin in Macao, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank net interest margin in Macao is 1.3%, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of up 4.9% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank net interest margin in Macao peaked at 2.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2020.
That places Macao 143rd out of 166 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Bank net interest margin (%) in Macao, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.8% | — |
| 2001 | 2.5% | -12.2% |
| 2002 | 2.3% | -5.5% |
| 2003 | 2.2% | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 2.3% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 2.2% | -7.1% |
| 2009 | 1.5% | -32.8% |
| 2010 | 1.4% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 1.3% | -9.3% |
| 2012 | 1.3% | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 1.5% | +19.9% |
| 2014 | 1.5% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | -9.9% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.5% | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | -13.0% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 1.3% | +4.9% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 1.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.9%, 67% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Macao's 1.3% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.0%, 64% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.3% | 1.5% | 2.8% | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.3% | 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 net interest margin in Macao?
- Bank net interest margin in Macao was 1.3% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank net interest margin recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 2.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest bank net interest margin recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2020.
- How does Macao rank for bank net interest margin?
- Macao ranks 143rd out of 166 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank net interest margin rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. 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 net interest margin (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Raw data are from Bankscope. Data2080[t] / ((data2010[t] + data2010[t-1])/2). Numerator and denominator are 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.