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 165 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.
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
- 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 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 165 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.