Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Malta
Malta: Bank branches per 100,000 adults was 23.51 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Malta, 2004–2021
Source: Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
In 2021, bank branches per 100,000 adults in Malta stood at 23.51. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 43.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank branches per 100,000 adults in Malta peaked at 41.44 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 23.51, in 2021.
Malta ranks 39th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 38.88 | — |
| 2005 | 39.29 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 37.39 | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 38.49 | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 40.05 | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 40.12 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 39.45 | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 41.44 | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 37.91 | -8.5% |
| 2013 | 37.85 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 37.05 | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 37.2 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 34.3 | -7.8% |
| 2017 | 32.14 | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 29.61 | -7.9% |
| 2019 | 27.56 | -6.9% |
| 2020 | 24.25 | -12.0% |
| 2021 | 23.51 | -3.0% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 23.51 is above the median for high income countries, which is 20.69, 1.1× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Malta's 23.51 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 10.84, 2.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.04 | 37.39 | 40.12 | 6 |
| 2010s | 35.45 | 27.56 | 41.44 | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.88 | 23.51 | 24.25 | 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 branches per 100,000 adults in Malta?
- Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Malta was 23.51 in 2021, according to Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 41.44 in 2011.
- What is the lowest bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.51 in 2021.
- How does Malta rank for bank branches per 100,000 adults?
- Malta ranks 39th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank branches per 100,000 adults rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Bank branches per 100,000 adults. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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For each country calculated as: 100,000*reported number of depositors/adult population in the reporting country.