Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets (%) in Macao
Macao: Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets (%) was 14.5% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Macao, 2010–2020
Source: Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Macao is 14.5%, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Macao peaked at 16.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 14.1%, in 2011.
That places Macao 124th out of 141 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets (%) in Macao, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 14.4% | — |
| 2011 | 14.1% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 14.6% | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 14.8% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 14.2% | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 15.1% | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 16.1% | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 15.7% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 14.8% | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 14.2% | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 14.5% | +2.1% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 14.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 19.2%, 76% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Macao's 14.5% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 18.8%, 77% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.8% | 14.1% | 16.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.5% | 14.5% | 14.5% | 1 |
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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 regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Macao?
- Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Macao was 14.5% in 2020, according to Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 16.1% in 2016.
- What is the lowest bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.1% in 2011.
- How does Macao rank for bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets?
- Macao ranks 124th out of 141 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Macao data come from?
- The figures come from Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Reported by IMF staff. Note that due to differences in national accounting, taxation, and supervisory regimes, these data are not strictly comparable across countries.