The Macau Monetary Authority raised its base rate by 75 basis points to 3.5 percent on September 22nd, 2022, following its Hong Kong counterpart's move and tracking a hike in the US Federal Reserve funds rate. This was the fifth rate hike this year, bringing borrowing costs to the highest level since September 2008. "As the pataca is linked to the Hong Kong dollar, the movements of policy rates in Hong Kong and Macau should be basically consistent in order to maintain the effective operation of the linked exchange rate system," the Monetary Authority of Macau said in a statement. The Macau Economic Association recently has warned that the economy in the next three months would remain at a "poor” level, amid local enterprise operation difficulties, high unemployment rate, decreased residents’ income, and rising non-performing loan ratio of residents and non-residents. source: Monentary Authority of Macao

Interest Rate in Macau averaged 2.44 percent from 2000 until 2022, reaching an all time high of 8 percent in May of 2000 and a record low of 0.50 percent in December of 2008. This page provides the latest reported value for - Macao Interest Rate - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Macau Interest Rate - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on September of 2022.

Interest Rate in Macau is expected to be 3.50 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Macau Interest Rate is projected to trend around 4.25 percent in 2023 and 4.00 percent in 2024, according to our econometric models.

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Macau Interest Rate



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Interest Rate 3.50 2.75 percent Sep 2022

Macau Interest Rate
In Macau, interest rate decisions are taken by the Macau Monetary Authority. The official interest rate is the Base Rate.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
3.50 2.75 8.00 0.50 2000 - 2022 percent Daily

News Stream
Macau Hikes Base Rate by 75Bps to 3.5%
The Macau Monetary Authority raised its base rate by 75 basis points to 3.5 percent on September 22nd, 2022, following its Hong Kong counterpart's move and tracking a hike in the US Federal Reserve funds rate. This was the fifth rate hike this year, bringing borrowing costs to the highest level since September 2008. "As the pataca is linked to the Hong Kong dollar, the movements of policy rates in Hong Kong and Macau should be basically consistent in order to maintain the effective operation of the linked exchange rate system," the Monetary Authority of Macau said in a statement. The Macau Economic Association recently has warned that the economy in the next three months would remain at a "poor” level, amid local enterprise operation difficulties, high unemployment rate, decreased residents’ income, and rising non-performing loan ratio of residents and non-residents.
2022-09-22
Macau Raises Key Rate by 75Bps to 2.75%
The Macau Monetary Authority hiked its base rate by 75 basis points to 2.75 percent on July 28th 2022, pointing to the fourth rate hike this year and reaching the highest level since July 2019. The move tracked a hike by the same margin in the US Federal Reserve funds rate and following the similar size of rate increase by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority as the territory is under the linked exchange rate system with the Asia's financial hub. The rate hike came as Macau's gaming operators face low tourist arrivals after authorities in the region in mid July shut all casinos for a week, the first time in over two years, in a bid to control a rising number of COVID-19 infections caused by the Omicron variant. The government has previously been hesitant to close casinos due to its mandate to protect jobs. The industry employs most of the population directly and indirectly and accounts for more than 80% of government revenues.
2022-07-28
Macau Hikes Base Rate by 75 Bps after Fed Move
The Macao Monetary Authority raised its base rate by 75 basis points to 2 percent on June 16th 2022, tracking a hike in the US Federal Reserve funds rate and following the same move by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority as the territory is under the linked exchange rate system with the Asia's financial hub. The move comes amid a resurgence of COVID-19 infections in some parts of Beijing and ongoing efforts by Macau authorities to reverse tourism slump.
2022-06-16