The Monetary Authority of Macao announced today (15 September) that the preliminary estimate of Macao SAR’s foreign exchange reserves amounted to MOP245.8 billion (USD30.44 billion) at the end of August 2026. The reserves increased by 1.1% from the revised value of MOP243.1 billion (USD30.09 billion) for the previous month. Macao SAR’s foreign exchange reserves at end-August 2026 represented 11 times the currency in circulation or 87.8% of the Macao pataca M2 at end-July 2026.

The trade-weighted effective exchange rate index for the Macao pataca dropped 1.00 point month-on-month and 1.37 points year-on-year to 99.5 in August 2026, implying that overall speaking, the exchange rate of the Macao pataca dropped against the currencies of Macao’s major trading partners.