Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per capita in Macao
Macao: Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per capita was 23,475 units per person in 2008. ▲ Rising
Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per capita in Macao, 1984–2008
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Macao recorded 23,475 units per person for money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per capita in 2008. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 31.3% on the previous year and up 80.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per capita in Macao peaked at 23,475 units per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, 3,338 units per person, in 1984.
Macao ranks 80th of 160 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per capita in Macao, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 3,338 units per person | — |
| 1985 | 4,010 units per person | +20.2% |
| 1986 | 4,653 units per person | +16.0% |
| 1987 | 5,960 units per person | +28.1% |
| 1988 | 6,885 units per person | +15.5% |
| 1989 | 7,953 units per person | +15.5% |
| 1990 | 8,139 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 12,037 units per person | +47.9% |
| 1992 | 17,319 units per person | +43.9% |
| 1993 | 15,002 units per person | -13.4% |
| 1994 | 13,196 units per person | -12.0% |
| 1995 | 13,725 units per person | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 13,770 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 12,722 units per person | -7.6% |
| 1998 | 13,044 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 12,548 units per person | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 11,485 units per person | -8.5% |
| 2001 | 7,700 units per person | -33.0% |
| 2002 | 8,530 units per person | +10.8% |
| 2003 | 10,517 units per person | +23.3% |
| 2004 | 13,337 units per person | +26.8% |
| 2005 | 13,955 units per person | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 16,258 units per person | +16.5% |
| 2007 | 17,880 units per person | +10.0% |
| 2008 | 23,475 units per person | +31.3% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 23,475 units per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 27,161 units per person, 86% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Macao's 23,475 units per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 34,591 units per person, 68% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5,466 units per person | 3,338 units per person | 7,953 units per person | 6 |
| 1990s | 13,150 units per person | 8,139 units per person | 17,319 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 13,682 units per person | 7,700 units per person | 23,475 units per person | 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 money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per capita in Macao?
- Money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per capita in Macao was 23,475 units per person in 2008, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per capita recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 23,475 units per person in 2008.
- What is the lowest money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per capita recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,338 units per person in 1984.
- How does Macao rank for money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per capita?
- Macao ranks 80th out of 160 countries with data for 2008.
- Is money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per capita rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Macao data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Money International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.