Liquid liabilities to GDP (%) in Macao
Macao: Liquid liabilities to GDP (%) was 286.9% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Liquid liabilities to GDP in Macao, 1984–2021
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for liquid liabilities to gdp in Macao is 286.9%, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of down 19.4% on the previous year and up 184.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liquid liabilities to gdp in Macao peaked at 355.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 75.9%, in 1984.
Macao ranks 4th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Liquid liabilities to GDP (%) in Macao, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 75.9% | — |
| 1985 | 84.9% | +11.9% |
| 1986 | 90.2% | +6.3% |
| 1987 | 91.1% | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 108.7% | +19.4% |
| 1989 | 111.6% | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 117.7% | +5.5% |
| 1991 | 139.2% | +18.3% |
| 1992 | 129.7% | -6.8% |
| 1993 | 120.3% | -7.2% |
| 1994 | 121.8% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 123.7% | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 130.0% | +5.1% |
| 1997 | 134.9% | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 148.7% | +10.2% |
| 1999 | 164.5% | +10.7% |
| 2000 | 156.2% | -5.1% |
| 2001 | 165.8% | +6.1% |
| 2002 | 166.8% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 167.6% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 141.4% | -15.7% |
| 2005 | 139.0% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 141.7% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 125.0% | -11.8% |
| 2008 | 112.4% | -10.1% |
| 2009 | 122.9% | +9.4% |
| 2010 | 107.4% | -12.6% |
| 2011 | 100.7% | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 108.5% | +7.7% |
| 2013 | 107.1% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 111.1% | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 131.3% | +18.2% |
| 2016 | 147.6% | +12.4% |
| 2017 | 145.9% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 145.8% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 154.3% | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 355.8% | +130.6% |
| 2021 | 286.9% | -19.4% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 286.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 96.0%, 3.0× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Macao's 286.9% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 89.6%, 3.2× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Liquid liabilities to GDP (%) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +130.6% | 154.3% | 355.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 93.7% | 75.9% | 111.6% | 6 |
| 1990s | 133.0% | 117.7% | 164.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 143.9% | 112.4% | 167.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 126.0% | 100.7% | 154.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 321.4% | 286.9% | 355.8% | 2 |
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 liquid liabilities to gdp in Macao?
- Liquid liabilities to gdp in Macao was 286.9% in 2021, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest liquid liabilities to gdp recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 355.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest liquid liabilities to gdp recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.9% in 1984.
- How does Macao rank for liquid liabilities to gdp?
- Macao ranks 4th out of 186 countries with data for 2021.
- Is liquid liabilities to gdp rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 184.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Macao data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Liquid liabilities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of liquid liabilities to GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is liquid liabilities, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF's International Financial Statistics. Liquid liabilities (IFS lines 55L or, if not available, line 35L); GDP in local currency (IFS line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF); end-of period CPI (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF); and average annual CPI is calculated using the monthly CPI values (IFS line 64M..ZF) For Eurocurrency area countries liquid liabilities are estimated by summing IFS items 34A, 34B and 35.