Account ownership at a financial institution or with a in Malta
Malta: Account ownership at a financial institution or with a was 96.6% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Account ownership at a financial institution or with a in Malta, 2011–2024
Source: Global Findex Database, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of population ages 15+.
Analysis
In 2024, account ownership at a financial institution or with a in Malta stood at 96.6%.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, account ownership at a financial institution or with a in Malta peaked at 97.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 95.3%, in 2011.
Malta ranks 24th of 117 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Account ownership at a financial institution or with a in Malta, year by year
| Year | % of population ages 15+ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 95.3% | — |
| 2014 | 96.3% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 97.4% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 96.4% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 96.6% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 96.3% | 95.3% | 97.4% | 3 |
| 2020s | 96.5% | 96.4% | 96.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More financial sector data for Malta
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0021 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 102.71 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0.6075 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0016 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 75 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0021 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 102.71 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0.6075 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is account ownership at a financial institution or with a in Malta?
- Account ownership at a financial institution or with a in Malta was 96.6% in 2024, according to Global Findex Database, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest account ownership at a financial institution or with a recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 97.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest account ownership at a financial institution or with a recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.3% in 2011.
- How does Malta rank for account ownership at a financial institution or with a?
- Malta ranks 24th out of 117 countries with data for 2024.
- Is account ownership at a financial institution or with a rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Global Findex Database, World Bank (WB), published as part of Account ownership at a financial institution or with a mobile-money-service provider (% of population ages 15+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 5 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Account denotes the percentage of respondents who report having an account (by themselves or together with someone else) at a bank or another type of financial institution or report personally using a mobile money service in the past 12 months (% age 15+).