Macao SAR, China's net domestic credit (current LCU) was 171.42 billion in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 212.9% from 54.79 billion in 2015 (12.08% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 171.42 billion | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | 162.1 billion | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | 54.79 billion | 2015 |
| Highest | 287.87 billion | 2023 |
| Lowest | -82.13 billion | 2011 |
| Average since 2016 | 177.91 billion | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | 5.23 billion |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Macao SAR, China's net domestic credit (current LCU) fell 67.59 billion on 2024 (from 239.02 billion to 171.42 billion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +6.82 billion and a typical year strayed about 29.92 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.5 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 83.6 billion in 2021 and the biggest yearly fall was 67.59 billion in 2025. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is upward, about 19.14 billion a year. A straight line explains 54% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2025, Macao SAR, China had the 73rd highest value of the 104 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to Macao SAR, China in the 2025 ranking
- Cabo Verde — 69th of 104: 195.38 billion
- Namibia — 70th of 104: 179.55 billion
- Zambia — 71st of 104: 172.45 billion
- Tunisia — 73rd of 104: 166.69 billion
- Trinidad and Tobago — 74th of 104: 121.62 billion
- Botswana — 75th of 104: 119.01 billion
What this measures
Net domestic credit is the sum of net claims on the central government and claims on other sectors of the domestic economy. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.
All 42 values
| Year | Net domestic credit (current LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 171,423,738,000 |
| 2024 | 239,018,635,000 |
| 2023 | 287,865,382,000 |
| 2022 | 276,572,476,000 |
| 2021 | 245,706,318,000 |
| 2020 | 162,103,317,000 |
| 2019 | 100,862,343,000 |
| 2018 | 82,551,828,000 |
| 2017 | 111,003,587,000 |
| 2016 | 102,034,469,000 |
Net domestic credit (current LCU) in nearby economies
- Australia — 5.96 trillion (2025)
- Brunei Darussalam — 6.91 billion (2025)
- Cambodia — 224.95 trillion (2025)
- China — 353.25 trillion (2024)
- Fiji — 12.36 billion (2025)
- Hong Kong SAR, China — 8.18 trillion (2025)
- Indonesia — 11,424.3 trillion (2025)
- Japan — 1,834.69 trillion (2025)
- Korea, Rep. — 5,011.73 trillion (2024)
- Malaysia — 2.96 trillion (2025)
- Micronesia, Fed. Sts.
More financial sector data for Macao SAR, China
- DEC alternative conversion factor (LCU per US$) — US$8.03 (2025)
- Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average) — US$8.03 (2025)
- GDP deflator (base year varies by country) — 100.66 (2025)
- Inflation, GDP deflator (annual % growth) — 0.46% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP) — 117.05% (2025)
- Net foreign assets (current LCU) — 883.16 billion (2025)
- Monetary sector credit to private sector (% of GDP) — 117.05% (2025)
- Broad money (current LCU) — 841.15 billion (2025)
- Broad money (% of GDP) — 201.21% (2025)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Macao SAR, China's net domestic credit (current LCU)?
- 171.42 billion in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1984?
- It is up 3,177% from 5.23 billion in 1984 (8.88% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 287.87 billion in 2023 and the lowest -82.13 billion in 2011.
- How does Macao SAR, China rank?
- 73rd highest of 104 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in net domestic credit (current LCU) unusual for Macao SAR, China?
- In 2025, Macao SAR, China's net domestic credit (current LCU) fell 67.59 billion on 2024 (from 239.02 billion to 171.42 billion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +6.82 billion and a typical year strayed about 29.92 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.5 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator FM.AST.DOMS.CN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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