Bank concentration in Malta
Malta: Bank concentration was 89.4% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank concentration in Malta, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank concentration in Malta is 89.4%, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank concentration in Malta peaked at 96.5% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 84.5%, in 2006.
That places Malta 40th out of 169 regions with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 94.0% | 84.5% | 96.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.0% | 86.1% | 91.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.3% | 89.1% | 89.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More financial sector data for Malta
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 61.7% (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 0.2461 (2024)
- Net domestic credit 19.16 billion current LCU (2024)
- Net foreign assets 13.48 billion current LCU (2023)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 61.7% (2024)
- Claims on central government, etc. 13.8% (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector 61.7% (2024)
- Official exchange rate 0.885 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration 5,161 (2025)
- GDP deflator: linked series 120.45 base year varies by country (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank concentration in Malta?
- Bank concentration in Malta was 89.4% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank concentration recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 96.5% in 2001.
- What is the lowest bank concentration recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.5% in 2006.
- How does Malta rank for bank concentration?
- Malta ranks 40th out of 169 regions with data for 2021.
- Is bank concentration rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD), published as part of Bank concentration (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 22 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Raw data are from Bankscope. (Sum(data2025) for three largest banks in Bankscope) / (Sum(data2025) for all banks in Bankscope). Only reported if number of banks in Bankscope is 3 or more. Calculated from underlying bank-by-bank unconsolidated data from Bankscope.