Financial Development Index in Macao
Macao: Financial Development Index was 0.4828 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Financial Development Index in Macao, 1980–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Macao recorded 0.4828 for financial development index in 2020. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and up 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, financial development index in Macao peaked at 0.4828 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1980.
That places Macao 39th out of 183 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Financial Development Index in Macao, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0 | — |
| 1981 | 0 | — |
| 1982 | 0 | — |
| 1983 | 0 | — |
| 1984 | 0.3277 | — |
| 1985 | 0.3768 | +15.0% |
| 1986 | 0.3673 | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 0.3507 | -4.5% |
| 1988 | 0.3422 | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 0.3497 | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 0.3574 | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 0.3524 | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.3451 | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.3684 | +6.8% |
| 1994 | 0.3602 | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 0.3497 | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 0.3383 | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 0.3523 | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 0.3477 | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.3258 | -6.3% |
| 2000 | 0.3295 | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.3328 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.3357 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.3272 | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.3109 | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 0.3044 | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.3181 | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 0.3403 | +7.0% |
| 2008 | 0.3637 | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 0.3633 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.3825 | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 0.3546 | -7.3% |
| 2012 | 0.3578 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.3883 | +8.5% |
| 2014 | 0.4007 | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 0.4309 | +7.5% |
| 2016 | 0.4504 | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 0.4486 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.4437 | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.4646 | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 0.4828 | +3.9% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 0.4828 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4828, 100% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Macao's 0.4828 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.3228, 1.5× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2114 | 0 | 0.3768 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3497 | 0.3258 | 0.3684 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3326 | 0.3044 | 0.3637 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4122 | 0.3546 | 0.4646 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4828 | 0.4828 | 0.4828 | 1 |
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 financial development index in Macao?
- Financial development index in Macao was 0.4828 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest financial development index recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4828 in 2020.
- What is the lowest financial development index recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1980.
- How does Macao rank for financial development index?
- Macao ranks 39th out of 183 countries with data for 2020.
- Is financial development index rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Macao data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Financial Development Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The dataset contains nine indices that summarize how developed financial institutions and financial markets are in terms of their depth, access, and efficiency. These indices are aggregated into an overall index of financial development. With the coverage of over 180 countries on annual frequency from 1980 onwards, the database should offer a useful analytical tool for researchers and policy makers.