Bank return on equity (%, after tax) in Macao
Macao: Bank return on equity (%, after tax) was 16.0% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Bank return on equity in Macao, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, after tax.
Analysis
Macao recorded 16.0% for bank return on equity in 2021.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and up 72.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on equity in Macao peaked at 28.2% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 8.2%, in 2004.
Macao ranks 29th of 168 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Bank return on equity (%, after tax) in Macao, year by year
| Year | %, after tax | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.6% | — |
| 2001 | 12.0% | -17.3% |
| 2002 | 12.3% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 12.6% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 8.2% | -35.2% |
| 2005 | 11.4% | +39.8% |
| 2006 | 20.3% | +78.1% |
| 2007 | 21.0% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 14.1% | -32.9% |
| 2009 | 11.4% | -18.8% |
| 2010 | 11.0% | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 9.3% | -15.7% |
| 2012 | 23.3% | +151.0% |
| 2013 | 25.0% | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 28.2% | +12.6% |
| 2015 | 23.6% | -16.2% |
| 2016 | 22.4% | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 20.7% | -7.6% |
| 2018 | 20.1% | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 18.7% | -7.2% |
| 2020 | 16.4% | -12.1% |
| 2021 | 16.0% | -2.8% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 16.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.7%, 1.8× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Macao's 16.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9.5%, 1.7× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bank return on equity (%, after tax) in Macao changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +151.0% | 9.3% | 23.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.8% | 8.2% | 21.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.2% | 9.3% | 28.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.2% | 16.0% | 16.4% | 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 return on equity in Macao?
- Bank return on equity in Macao was 16.0% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on equity recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 28.2% in 2014.
- What is the lowest bank return on equity recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.2% in 2004.
- How does Macao rank for bank return on equity?
- Macao ranks 29th out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank return on equity rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Macao data come from?
- The figures come from Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD), published as part of Bank return on equity (%, after tax). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Raw data are from Bankscope. Data2115[t] / ((data2055[t] + data2055[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.