External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Macao
Macao: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors was 147.8% in 2021. ▲ Rising
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Macao, 1995–2021
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in % of domestic bank deposits.
Analysis
In 2021, external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Macao stood at 147.8%. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 37.9% on the previous year and up 22.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Macao peaked at 147.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 46.5%, in 1996.
Macao ranks 13th of 181 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Macao, year by year
| Year | % of domestic bank deposits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 51.3% | — |
| 1996 | 46.5% | -9.2% |
| 1997 | 109.2% | +134.5% |
| 1998 | 110.6% | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 69.0% | -37.6% |
| 2000 | 76.1% | +10.4% |
| 2001 | 67.0% | -12.0% |
| 2002 | 71.6% | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 73.2% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 74.0% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 96.7% | +30.6% |
| 2006 | 104.0% | +7.6% |
| 2007 | 113.2% | +8.8% |
| 2008 | 108.6% | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 110.5% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 113.1% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 120.4% | +6.4% |
| 2012 | 116.5% | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 95.3% | -18.2% |
| 2014 | 99.8% | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 137.3% | +37.6% |
| 2016 | 127.2% | -7.4% |
| 2017 | 108.3% | -14.9% |
| 2018 | 121.2% | +12.0% |
| 2019 | 113.4% | -6.5% |
| 2020 | 107.2% | -5.5% |
| 2021 | 147.8% | +37.9% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 147.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 31.9%, 4.6× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Macao's 147.8% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 13.6%, 10.9× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +134.5% | 46.5% | 109.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 77.3% | 46.5% | 110.6% | 5 |
| 2000s | 89.5% | 67.0% | 113.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 115.2% | 95.3% | 137.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 127.5% | 107.2% | 147.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Macao
More financial sector data for Macao
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- 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)
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- 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 external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Macao?
- External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Macao was 147.8% in 2021, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
- What is the highest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 147.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.5% in 1996.
- How does Macao rank for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors?
- Macao ranks 13th out of 181 countries with data for 2021.
- Is external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Macao data come from?
- The figures come from Bank for International Settlements (BIS), published as part of External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors (% of domestic bank deposits). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data is from BIS Statistical Appendix Table 7A: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors; bank deposits from IFS (IFS lines 24 and 25). End of year data (i.e. December data) are used.