Bank deposits to GDP in Malta
Malta: Bank deposits to GDP was 140.6% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Bank deposits to GDP in Malta, 1970–2021
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Malta recorded 140.6% for bank deposits to gdp in 2021.
The figure is down 4.5% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank deposits to gdp in Malta peaked at 147.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 58.2%, in 1982.
Malta ranks 11th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Bank deposits to GDP in Malta, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 101.2% | — |
| 1971 | 109.6% | +8.3% |
| 1972 | 112.8% | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 101.8% | -9.7% |
| 1974 | 97.0% | -4.7% |
| 1975 | 90.6% | -6.5% |
| 1976 | 88.4% | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 78.9% | -10.8% |
| 1978 | 76.6% | -2.8% |
| 1979 | 70.2% | -8.4% |
| 1980 | 61.0% | -13.1% |
| 1981 | 58.3% | -4.4% |
| 1982 | 58.2% | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 62.9% | +8.1% |
| 1984 | 67.0% | +6.5% |
| 1985 | 73.0% | +9.1% |
| 1986 | 74.7% | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 76.4% | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 77.9% | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 81.9% | +5.1% |
| 1990 | 86.7% | +5.8% |
| 1991 | 87.4% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 91.8% | +5.1% |
| 1993 | 96.6% | +5.2% |
| 1994 | 103.9% | +7.6% |
| 1995 | 101.7% | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 109.0% | +7.2% |
| 1997 | 114.6% | +5.2% |
| 1998 | 118.5% | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 124.8% | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 119.9% | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 126.8% | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 134.1% | +5.8% |
| 2003 | 129.2% | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 128.9% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 115.3% | -10.5% |
| 2006 | 118.0% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 132.2% | +12.0% |
| 2008 | 130.1% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 129.6% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 123.6% | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 124.2% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 123.1% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 124.0% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 146.8% | +18.4% |
| 2015 | 145.4% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 146.8% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 138.1% | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 69.1% | -49.9% |
| 2019 | 61.1% | -11.6% |
| 2020 | 147.2% | +140.8% |
| 2021 | 140.6% | -4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 92.7% | 70.2% | 112.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 69.1% | 58.2% | 81.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 103.5% | 86.7% | 124.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 126.4% | 115.3% | 134.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 120.2% | 61.1% | 146.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 143.9% | 140.6% | 147.2% | 2 |
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More financial sector data for Malta
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 1.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.0283 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 1,357 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 1.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 1,878 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 3.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 1,944 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 3.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 1,944 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 1.13 billion SDR (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank deposits to gdp in Malta?
- Bank deposits to gdp in Malta was 140.6% in 2021, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank deposits to gdp recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 147.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest bank deposits to gdp recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.2% in 1982.
- How does Malta rank for bank deposits to gdp?
- Malta ranks 11th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank deposits to gdp rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Bank deposits to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Demand, time and saving deposits in deposit money banks as a share of GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is demand and time and saving deposits, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF’s International Financial Statistics. Bank deposits (IFS lines 24 and 25); GDP in local currency (IFS line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF); end-of period CPI (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF); and average annual CPI is calculated using the monthly CPI values (IFS line 64M..ZF).