Net foreign assets (current LCU), per unit of GDP in Macao
Macao: Net foreign assets (current LCU), per unit of GDP was 16.95 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per unit of GDP in Macao, 1984–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Macao recorded 16.95 current LCU per US$ of GDP for net foreign assets (current lcu), per unit of gdp in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.3% on the previous year and up 50.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net foreign assets (current lcu), per unit of gdp in Macao peaked at 26.65 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.35 current LCU per US$ of GDP, in 1985.
That places Macao 54th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per unit of GDP in Macao, year by year
| Year | current LCU per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 2.62 current LCU per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1985 | 2.35 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -10.1% |
| 1986 | 3.56 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +51.3% |
| 1987 | 3.96 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +11.2% |
| 1988 | 4.95 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +25.0% |
| 1989 | 5.01 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 5.52 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +10.1% |
| 1991 | 6.95 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +25.9% |
| 1992 | 6.54 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -5.9% |
| 1993 | 4.99 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -23.8% |
| 1994 | 5.16 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 5.57 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +7.9% |
| 1996 | 6.02 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +8.1% |
| 1997 | 5.89 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 7.97 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +35.4% |
| 1999 | 9.03 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +13.2% |
| 2000 | 11.07 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +22.6% |
| 2001 | 12.42 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +12.2% |
| 2002 | 13.29 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +7.0% |
| 2003 | 13.91 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 12.28 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -11.7% |
| 2005 | 12.26 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 12.91 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 11.74 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -9.1% |
| 2008 | 11.09 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 12.75 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +14.9% |
| 2010 | 11.82 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -7.3% |
| 2011 | 11.54 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 11.18 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 10.89 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 10.56 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 11.28 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 11.7 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 11.77 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 12.64 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +7.4% |
| 2019 | 13.18 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 26.65 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +102.2% |
| 2021 | 19.41 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -27.1% |
| 2022 | 23.97 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +23.4% |
| 2023 | 13.45 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -43.9% |
| 2024 | 14.96 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +11.2% |
| 2025 | 16.95 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +13.3% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 16.95 current LCU per US$ of GDP is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.596 current LCU per US$ of GDP, 28.4× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Macao's 16.95 current LCU per US$ of GDP is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.93 current LCU per US$ of GDP, 5.8× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net foreign assets (current LCU), per unit of 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 | +102.2% | 13.18 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 26.65 current LCU per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.74 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2.35 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 5.01 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 6 |
| 1990s | 6.36 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 4.99 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 9.03 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.37 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 11.07 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 13.91 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.65 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 10.56 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 13.18 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.23 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 13.45 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 26.65 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Macao
- 51 Gabon 28.51 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 52 Hong Kong 28.27 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 53 Mali 24.38 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 55 India 16.92 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 56 Thailand 16.48 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 57 Japan 15.94 current LCU 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 net foreign assets (current lcu), per unit of gdp in Macao?
- Net foreign assets (current lcu), per unit of gdp in Macao was 16.95 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net foreign assets (current lcu), per unit of gdp recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 26.65 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2020.
- What is the lowest net foreign assets (current lcu), per unit of gdp recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.35 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 1985.
- How does Macao rank for net foreign assets (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Macao ranks 54th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net foreign assets (current lcu), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.3%. 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 Net foreign assets (current LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net foreign assets (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Net foreign assets (current LCU) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- Net foreign assets International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Net foreign assets (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.