Bank capital to total assets (%) in Malta
Malta: Bank capital to total assets (%) was 8.5% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Bank capital to total assets in Malta, 1999–2020
Source: Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank capital to total assets in Malta is 8.5%, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 4.7% on the previous year and up 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank capital to total assets in Malta peaked at 13.7% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 5.6%, in 2008.
That places Malta 97th out of 139 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Bank capital to total assets (%) in Malta, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 5.7% | — |
| 2004 | 13.7% | +140.4% |
| 2005 | 12.0% | -12.4% |
| 2006 | 10.9% | -9.2% |
| 2007 | 6.0% | -45.0% |
| 2008 | 5.6% | -6.7% |
| 2009 | 7.2% | +28.6% |
| 2010 | 7.1% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 7.3% | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 7.6% | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 8.1% | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 7.4% | -8.7% |
| 2015 | 7.2% | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 7.4% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 8.5% | +15.2% |
| 2018 | 8.4% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 8.9% | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 8.5% | -4.7% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 8.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.4%, 1.0× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Malta's 8.5% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 8.7%, 98% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bank capital to total assets (%) in Malta changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +140.4% | 5.7% | 13.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.7% | 5.7% | 5.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 9.2% | 5.6% | 13.7% | 6 |
| 2010s | 7.8% | 7.1% | 8.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.5% | 8.5% | 8.5% | 1 |
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 capital to total assets in Malta?
- Bank capital to total assets in Malta was 8.5% in 2020, according to Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank capital to total assets recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 13.7% in 2004.
- What is the lowest bank capital to total assets recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6% in 2008.
- How does Malta rank for bank capital to total assets?
- Malta ranks 97th out of 139 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank capital to total assets rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Bank capital to total assets (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of bank capital and reserves to total assets. Capital and reserves include funds contributed by owners, retained earnings, general and special reserves, provisions, and valuation adjustments. Capital includes tier 1 capital (paid-up shares and common stock), which is a common feature in all countries' banking systems, and total regulatory capital, which includes several specified types of subordinated debt instruments that need not be repaid if the funds are required to maintain minimum capital levels (these comprise tier 2 and tier 3 capital). Total assets include all nonfinancial and financial assets. Reported by IMF staff. Note that due to differences in national accounting, taxation, and supervisory regimes, these data are not strictly comparable across countries.