Net acquisition of financial assets (% of GDP) in Macao
Macao: Net acquisition of financial assets (% of GDP) was 7.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Net acquisition of financial assets in Macao, 1999–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Macao recorded 7.0% for net acquisition of financial assets in 2024.
The figure is up 218.5% on the previous year and down 71.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net acquisition of financial assets in Macao peaked at 27.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, -37.0%, in 2022.
Macao ranks 6th of 134 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 acquisition of financial assets (% of GDP) in Macao, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | -0.5% | — |
| 2000 | 1.5% | -372.6% |
| 2001 | 3.3% | +120.3% |
| 2002 | 2.7% | -18.4% |
| 2003 | 4.8% | +80.3% |
| 2004 | 7.8% | +62.5% |
| 2005 | 8.3% | +6.6% |
| 2006 | 9.7% | +17.1% |
| 2007 | 16.4% | +68.1% |
| 2008 | 17.5% | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 13.4% | -23.5% |
| 2010 | 19.4% | +45.2% |
| 2011 | 24.7% | +27.1% |
| 2012 | 24.0% | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 27.0% | +12.5% |
| 2014 | 24.1% | -10.5% |
| 2015 | 13.9% | -42.6% |
| 2016 | 11.4% | -17.4% |
| 2017 | 13.3% | +16.2% |
| 2018 | 13.4% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 14.5% | +8.3% |
| 2020 | -21.5% | -248.4% |
| 2021 | -13.0% | -39.3% |
| 2022 | -37.0% | +184.2% |
| 2023 | 2.2% | -105.9% |
| 2024 | 7.0% | +218.5% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 7.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.4%, 5.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Macao's 7.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.9%, 3.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net acquisition of financial assets (% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +372.6% | -0.5% | 1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.5% | -0.5% | -0.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 8.5% | 1.5% | 17.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.6% | 11.4% | 27.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | -12.5% | -37.0% | 7.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Macao
- 3 Palau 10.8% compare
- 4 Micronesia (country) 8.4% compare
- 5 San Marino 7.8% compare
- 7 Bahrain 6.7% compare
- 8 East Timor 6.1% compare
- 9 Seychelles 6.0% compare
More public sector data for Macao
- Tax revenue 27.4% (2024)
- Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency 0 (2019)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 8.6% (2024)
- Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP 0 (2019)
- Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Purchasing power 0 (2019)
- Taxes on goods and services 76.2% (2024)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets 4.8% (2024)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) 7.0% (2024)
- Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency 0 units per person (2019)
- Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency 0 units per US$ of GDP (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net acquisition of financial assets in Macao?
- Net acquisition of financial assets in Macao was 7.0% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest net acquisition of financial assets recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 27.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest net acquisition of financial assets recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was -37.0% in 2022.
- How does Macao rank for net acquisition of financial assets?
- Macao ranks 6th out of 134 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net acquisition of financial assets rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Macao data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Net acquisition of financial assets (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net acquisition of government financial assets includes domestic and foreign financial claims, SDRs, and gold bullion held by monetary authorities as a reserve asset. The net acquisition of financial assets should be offset by the net incurrence of liabilities. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.