Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per unit in Macao
Macao: Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per unit was 0.6037 units per US$ of GDP in 2008. ▼ Falling
Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per unit in Macao, 1984–2008
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per unit in Macao is 0.6037 units per US$ of GDP, measured in 2008.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.5% on the previous year and down 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per unit in Macao peaked at 1.31 units per US$ of GDP in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.487 units per US$ of GDP, in 2001.
Macao ranks 121st of 158 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per unit in Macao, year by year
| Year | units per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 0.7238 units per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1985 | 0.8529 units per US$ of GDP | +17.8% |
| 1986 | 0.899 units per US$ of GDP | +5.4% |
| 1987 | 0.9342 units per US$ of GDP | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 0.9506 units per US$ of GDP | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.9556 units per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.8397 units per US$ of GDP | -12.1% |
| 1991 | 1.12 units per US$ of GDP | +33.9% |
| 1992 | 1.31 units per US$ of GDP | +16.3% |
| 1993 | 1.02 units per US$ of GDP | -22.2% |
| 1994 | 0.8297 units per US$ of GDP | -18.4% |
| 1995 | 0.7973 units per US$ of GDP | -3.9% |
| 1996 | 0.7964 units per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.7305 units per US$ of GDP | -8.3% |
| 1998 | 0.8105 units per US$ of GDP | +10.9% |
| 1999 | 0.8192 units per US$ of GDP | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.7301 units per US$ of GDP | -10.9% |
| 2001 | 0.487 units per US$ of GDP | -33.3% |
| 2002 | 0.5073 units per US$ of GDP | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 0.5657 units per US$ of GDP | +11.5% |
| 2004 | 0.5698 units per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.5434 units per US$ of GDP | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 0.5453 units per US$ of GDP | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.5051 units per US$ of GDP | -7.4% |
| 2008 | 0.6037 units per US$ of GDP | +19.5% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 0.6037 units per US$ of GDP is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.8074 units per US$ of GDP, 75% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Macao's 0.6037 units per US$ of GDP is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.51 units per US$ of GDP, 17% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.886 units per US$ of GDP | 0.7238 units per US$ of GDP | 0.9556 units per US$ of GDP | 6 |
| 1990s | 0.9071 units per US$ of GDP | 0.7305 units per US$ of GDP | 1.31 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5619 units per US$ of GDP | 0.487 units per US$ of GDP | 0.7301 units per US$ of GDP | 9 |
Countries ranked near Macao
- 118 Barbados 0.6834 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 119 Poland 0.6533 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 120 Eswatini 0.6095 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 122 Israel 0.5983 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 123 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.5556 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 124 Peru 0.5436 units per US$ of GDP compare
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 unit in Macao?
- Money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per unit in Macao was 0.6037 units per US$ of GDP in 2008, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per unit recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 1.31 units per US$ of GDP in 1992.
- What is the lowest money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per unit recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.487 units per US$ of GDP in 2001.
- How does Macao rank for money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per unit?
- Macao ranks 121st out of 158 countries with data for 2008.
- Is money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per unit rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Macao data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.