External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Macau, China
Macau, China: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking was 125.6% in 2021. ▲ Rising
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Macau, China, 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 the banking in Macau, China stood at 125.6%. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 52.4% on the previous year and up 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Macau, China peaked at 125.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 31.5%, in 1996.
Macau, China ranks 4th of 180 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 the banking in Macau, China, year by year
| Year | % of domestic bank deposits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 37.7% | — |
| 1996 | 31.5% | -16.4% |
| 1997 | 92.9% | +195.1% |
| 1998 | 97.6% | +5.1% |
| 1999 | 57.3% | -41.3% |
| 2000 | 64.8% | +13.1% |
| 2001 | 59.7% | -7.8% |
| 2002 | 63.2% | +5.8% |
| 2003 | 63.3% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 61.8% | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 85.2% | +37.9% |
| 2006 | 89.1% | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 96.1% | +7.9% |
| 2008 | 91.8% | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 93.8% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 98.1% | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 105.9% | +7.9% |
| 2012 | 104.9% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 80.2% | -23.5% |
| 2014 | 94.9% | +18.4% |
| 2015 | 122.7% | +29.2% |
| 2016 | 110.2% | -10.1% |
| 2017 | 88.8% | -19.4% |
| 2018 | 100.7% | +13.3% |
| 2019 | 92.5% | -8.1% |
| 2020 | 82.4% | -10.9% |
| 2021 | 125.6% | +52.4% |
Macau, China compared with similar countries
- Macau, China's 125.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 11.8%, 10.7× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Macau, China's 125.6% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 10.2%, 12.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Macau, China 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 | +195.1% | 31.5% | 92.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.4% | 31.5% | 97.6% | 5 |
| 2000s | 76.9% | 59.7% | 96.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.9% | 80.2% | 122.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 104.0% | 82.4% | 125.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Macau, China
More financial sector data for Macau, China
- 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 external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Macau, China?
- External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Macau, China was 125.6% in 2021, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
- What is the highest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking recorded in Macau, China?
- The highest recorded value was 125.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking recorded in Macau, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.5% in 1996.
- How does Macau, China rank for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking?
- Macau, China ranks 4th out of 180 countries with data for 2021.
- Is external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking rising or falling in Macau, China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Macau, China 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 the banking sector (% 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 minus 7B: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors minus external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis nonbanking sectors; bank deposits from IFS (IFS lines 24 and 25). End of year data (i.e. December data) are used.