Bank return on equity (%, before tax) in Macao
Macao: Bank return on equity (%, before tax) was 16.9% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Bank return on equity in Macao, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, before tax.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank return on equity in Macao is 16.9%, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and up 62.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on equity in Macao peaked at 32.1% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 8.6%, in 2004.
Macao ranks 47th of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Bank return on equity (%, before tax) in Macao, year by year
| Year | %, before tax | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16.4% | — |
| 2001 | 13.6% | -16.7% |
| 2002 | 13.9% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 14.3% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 8.6% | -39.5% |
| 2005 | 12.6% | +46.2% |
| 2006 | 23.1% | +83.1% |
| 2007 | 23.9% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 15.9% | -33.5% |
| 2009 | 12.3% | -22.6% |
| 2010 | 11.7% | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 10.4% | -10.9% |
| 2012 | 26.3% | +152.7% |
| 2013 | 28.4% | +8.0% |
| 2014 | 32.1% | +12.7% |
| 2015 | 25.2% | -21.4% |
| 2016 | 23.8% | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 22.0% | -7.4% |
| 2018 | 21.3% | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 19.9% | -6.8% |
| 2020 | 17.3% | -12.8% |
| 2021 | 16.9% | -2.6% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 16.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 10.1%, 1.7× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Macao's 16.9% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 11.2%, 1.5× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bank return on equity (%, before 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 | +152.7% | 10.4% | 26.3% |
| 2006 | +83.1% | 12.6% | 23.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.5% | 8.6% | 23.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.1% | 10.4% | 32.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.1% | 16.9% | 17.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Macao
- 44 Nepal 17.8% compare
- 45 South Africa 17.6% compare
- 46 New Zealand 17.3% compare
- 48 Gabon 16.8% compare
- 49 Cape Verde 16.5% compare
- 50 Tunisia 16.5% compare
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 16.9% 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 32.1% in 2014.
- What is the lowest bank return on equity recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.6% in 2004.
- How does Macao rank for bank return on equity?
- Macao ranks 47th 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 62.0%. 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 (%, before tax). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Raw data are from Bankscope. Data10270[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.