Total reserves in months of imports (reserves International Financial) in Macao
Macao: Total reserves in months of imports (reserves International Financial) was 10.06 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Total reserves in months of imports in Macao, 2002–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
Macao recorded 10.06 for total reserves in months of imports in 2025.
The figure is up 11.7% on the previous year and up 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reserves in months of imports in Macao peaked at 21.56 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 6.31, in 2014.
That places Macao 19th out of 179 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Total reserves in months of imports (reserves International Financial) in Macao, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 9.25 | — |
| 2003 | 9.6 | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 9.55 | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 9.94 | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 10.29 | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 13.15 | +27.8% |
| 2008 | 13.46 | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 19.92 | +48.0% |
| 2010 | 20.94 | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 21.56 | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 8.52 | -60.5% |
| 2013 | 7.05 | -17.2% |
| 2014 | 6.31 | -10.5% |
| 2015 | 8.2 | +29.9% |
| 2016 | 9.27 | +12.9% |
| 2017 | 8.55 | -7.7% |
| 2018 | 7.63 | -10.8% |
| 2019 | 8.1 | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 16.96 | +109.5% |
| 2021 | 10.58 | -37.6% |
| 2022 | 12.29 | +16.1% |
| 2023 | 8.5 | -30.8% |
| 2024 | 9.01 | +6.0% |
| 2025 | 10.06 | +11.7% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 10.06 is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.58, 2.8× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Macao's 10.06 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.72, 1.8× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total reserves in months of imports (reserves International Financial) 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 | +109.5% | 8.1 | 16.96 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.9 | 9.25 | 19.92 | 8 |
| 2010s | 10.61 | 6.31 | 21.56 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.23 | 8.5 | 16.96 | 6 |
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 total reserves in months of imports in Macao?
- Total reserves in months of imports in Macao was 10.06 in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest total reserves in months of imports recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 21.56 in 2011.
- What is the lowest total reserves in months of imports recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.31 in 2014.
- How does Macao rank for total reserves in months of imports?
- Macao ranks 19th out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total reserves in months of imports rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Macao data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Total reserves in months of imports. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Reserve assets are external assets, including monetary gold, that are readily available to and controlled by monetary authorities for meeting balance of payments financing needs, for intervention in exchange markets to affect the currency exchange rate, and for other related purposes (such as maintaining confidence in the currency and the economy, and serving as a basis for foreign borrowing). Reserve assets must be denominated and settled in foreign currency. This item is expressed in terms of the number of months of imports of goods and services they could pay for [X/(Imports/12)].