Domestic Claims (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic) … square in Macao
Macao: Domestic Claims (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic) … square was -469.14 million units per square kilometre in 2008. ◆ Volatile
Domestic Claims (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency) in Macao, 1984–2008
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Macao recorded -469.14 million units per square kilometre for domestic claims (depository corporations survey, domestic currency) in 2008. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 101.4% on the previous year and down 126.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic claims (depository corporations survey, domestic currency) in Macao peaked at 2.05 billion units per square kilometre in 1997 and was at its lowest, -469.14 million units per square kilometre, in 2008.
That places Macao 172nd out of 172 countries with data for 2008, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Domestic Claims (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic) … square in Macao, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 261.59 million units per square kilometre | — |
| 1985 | 336.49 million units per square kilometre | +28.6% |
| 1986 | 354.45 million units per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1987 | 409.17 million units per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1988 | 522.27 million units per square kilometre | +27.6% |
| 1989 | 652.86 million units per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1990 | 768.96 million units per square kilometre | +17.8% |
| 1991 | 941.88 million units per square kilometre | +22.5% |
| 1992 | 1.14 billion units per square kilometre | +20.7% |
| 1993 | 1.57 billion units per square kilometre | +37.9% |
| 1994 | 1.73 billion units per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1995 | 1.86 billion units per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1996 | 1.92 billion units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 2.05 billion units per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1998 | 1.74 billion units per square kilometre | -14.9% |
| 1999 | 1.80 billion units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 1.03 billion units per square kilometre | -43.0% |
| 2001 | 643.53 million units per square kilometre | -37.4% |
| 2002 | 454.27 million units per square kilometre | -29.4% |
| 2003 | 315.50 million units per square kilometre | -30.5% |
| 2004 | 119.59 million units per square kilometre | -62.1% |
| 2005 | 81.92 million units per square kilometre | -31.5% |
| 2006 | -120.22 million units per square kilometre | -246.8% |
| 2007 | -232.94 million units per square kilometre | +93.8% |
| 2008 | -469.14 million units per square kilometre | +101.4% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's -469.14 million units per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 13.61 million units per square kilometre. (58 countries reporting)
- Macao's -469.14 million units per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.86 million units per square kilometre. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Domestic Claims (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic) … square 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | -246.8% | 81.92 million units per square kilometre | -120.22 million units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 422.80 million units per square kilometre | 261.59 million units per square kilometre | 652.86 million units per square kilometre | 6 |
| 1990s | 1.55 billion units per square kilometre | 768.96 million units per square kilometre | 2.05 billion units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 202.21 million units per square kilometre | -469.14 million units per square kilometre | 1.03 billion units per square kilometre | 9 |
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 domestic claims (depository corporations survey, domestic currency) in Macao?
- Domestic claims (depository corporations survey, domestic currency) in Macao was -469.14 million units per square kilometre in 2008, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest domestic claims (depository corporations survey, domestic currency) recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 2.05 billion units per square kilometre in 1997.
- What is the lowest domestic claims (depository corporations survey, domestic currency) recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was -469.14 million units per square kilometre in 2008.
- How does Macao rank for domestic claims (depository corporations survey, domestic currency)?
- Macao ranks 172nd out of 172 countries with data for 2008.
- Is domestic claims (depository corporations survey, domestic currency) rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 126.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Macao data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Domestic Claims (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Domestic Claims (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Domestic Claims (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Domestic Claims International Monetary Fund
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Domestic Claims (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.