Bank return on assets in Macao
Macao: Bank return on assets was 0.7% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank return on assets in Macao, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, after tax.
Analysis
Macao recorded 0.7% for bank return on assets in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 8.1% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on assets in Macao peaked at 1.6% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2021.
That places Macao 125th out of 168 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Bank return on assets in Macao, year by year
| Year | %, after tax | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.2% | — |
| 2001 | 1.0% | -17.2% |
| 2002 | 1.1% | +6.0% |
| 2003 | 1.1% | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | -32.7% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | +44.2% |
| 2006 | 1.6% | +52.4% |
| 2007 | 1.5% | -5.8% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | -26.1% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | -12.1% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | -12.9% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | +33.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | -20.7% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | +9.0% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | -7.2% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | -12.6% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | -8.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.2% | 0.7% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Macao
More financial sector data for Macao
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 249,875 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 3.29 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate -28.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 0 SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 0 SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 22.37 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 22.37 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 22.37 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 22.37 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 32,616 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank return on assets in Macao?
- Bank return on assets in Macao was 0.7% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on assets recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6% in 2006.
- What is the lowest bank return on assets recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2021.
- How does Macao rank for bank return on assets?
- Macao ranks 125th out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank return on assets rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. 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 return on assets (%, after tax). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Raw data are from Bankscope. Data2115[t] / ((data2025[t] + data2025[t-1])/2). 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.