Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in Macao
Macao: Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita was 1.29 million current LCU per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in Macao, 1984–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
Macao recorded 1.29 million current LCU per person for net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.5% on the previous year and up 63.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Macao peaked at 1.29 million current LCU per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 11,058 current LCU per person, in 1985.
Macao ranks 19th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in Macao, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 12,066 current LCU per person | — |
| 1985 | 11,058 current LCU per person | -8.4% |
| 1986 | 18,420 current LCU per person | +66.6% |
| 1987 | 25,262 current LCU per person | +37.1% |
| 1988 | 35,846 current LCU per person | +41.9% |
| 1989 | 41,706 current LCU per person | +16.3% |
| 1990 | 53,494 current LCU per person | +28.3% |
| 1991 | 74,419 current LCU per person | +39.1% |
| 1992 | 86,685 current LCU per person | +16.5% |
| 1993 | 73,571 current LCU per person | -15.1% |
| 1994 | 82,087 current LCU per person | +11.6% |
| 1995 | 95,878 current LCU per person | +16.8% |
| 1996 | 104,061 current LCU per person | +8.5% |
| 1997 | 102,565 current LCU per person | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 128,355 current LCU per person | +25.1% |
| 1999 | 138,325 current LCU per person | +7.8% |
| 2000 | 174,119 current LCU per person | +25.9% |
| 2001 | 196,410 current LCU per person | +12.8% |
| 2002 | 223,450 current LCU per person | +13.8% |
| 2003 | 258,605 current LCU per person | +15.7% |
| 2004 | 287,387 current LCU per person | +11.1% |
| 2005 | 314,978 current LCU per person | +9.6% |
| 2006 | 385,025 current LCU per person | +22.2% |
| 2007 | 415,562 current LCU per person | +7.9% |
| 2008 | 431,398 current LCU per person | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 514,340 current LCU per person | +19.2% |
| 2010 | 621,672 current LCU per person | +20.9% |
| 2011 | 773,817 current LCU per person | +24.5% |
| 2012 | 849,963 current LCU per person | +9.8% |
| 2013 | 948,632 current LCU per person | +11.6% |
| 2014 | 932,813 current LCU per person | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 788,515 current LCU per person | -15.5% |
| 2016 | 805,977 current LCU per person | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 912,702 current LCU per person | +13.2% |
| 2018 | 1.06 million current LCU per person | +15.8% |
| 2019 | 1.08 million current LCU per person | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 982,900 current LCU per person | -8.9% |
| 2021 | 871,402 current LCU per person | -11.3% |
| 2022 | 882,079 current LCU per person | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 904,178 current LCU per person | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 1.08 million current LCU per person | +19.1% |
| 2025 | 1.29 million current LCU per person | +19.5% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 1.29 million current LCU per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 23,471 current LCU per person, 54.8× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Macao's 1.29 million current LCU per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 48,546 current LCU per person, 26.5× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 24,060 current LCU per person | 11,058 current LCU per person | 41,706 current LCU per person | 6 |
| 1990s | 93,944 current LCU per person | 53,494 current LCU per person | 138,325 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 320,127 current LCU per person | 174,119 current LCU per person | 514,340 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 876,982 current LCU per person | 621,672 current LCU per person | 1.08 million current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.00 million current LCU per person | 871,402 current LCU per person | 1.29 million current LCU per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Macao
- 16 Hong Kong 1.61 million current LCU per person compare
- 17 Kazakhstan 1.61 million current LCU per person compare
- 18 Chile 1.47 million current LCU per person compare
- 20 Iceland 1.01 million current LCU per person compare
- 21 Laos 989,031 current LCU per person compare
- 22 Mauritius 847,573 current LCU per person 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 net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Macao?
- Net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Macao was 1.29 million current LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 1.29 million current LCU per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,058 current LCU per person in 1985.
- How does Macao rank for net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita?
- Macao ranks 19th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Macao data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Net foreign assets (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Net foreign assets (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Net foreign assets International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Net foreign assets (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.