Bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Malta
Malta: Bank accounts per 1,000 adults was 1,540 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Malta, 2010–2021
Source: Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
Malta recorded 1,540 for bank accounts per 1,000 adults in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 61.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Malta peaked at 1,963 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 907, in 2010.
Malta ranks 12th of 103 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 907 | — |
| 2011 | 954.36 | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 1,000 | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 1,144 | +14.3% |
| 2014 | 1,239 | +8.4% |
| 2015 | 1,963 | +58.4% |
| 2016 | 1,871 | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 1,832 | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 1,280 | -30.1% |
| 2019 | 1,258 | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 1,532 | +21.8% |
| 2021 | 1,540 | +0.5% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 1,540 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,278, 1.2× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Malta's 1,540 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 628.88, 2.4× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,345 | 907 | 1,963 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,536 | 1,532 | 1,540 | 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 bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Malta?
- Bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Malta was 1,540 in 2021, according to Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank accounts per 1,000 adults recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 1,963 in 2015.
- What is the lowest bank accounts per 1,000 adults recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 907 in 2010.
- How does Malta rank for bank accounts per 1,000 adults?
- Malta ranks 12th out of 103 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank accounts per 1,000 adults rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Bank accounts per 1,000 adults. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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For each country calculated as: 1,000*reported number of depositors/adult population in the reporting country.