Bank net interest margin in Malta
Malta: Bank net interest margin was 1.9% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank net interest margin in Malta, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
Malta recorded 1.9% for bank net interest margin in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.5% on the previous year and down 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank net interest margin in Malta peaked at 3.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2021.
That places Malta 126th out of 165 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom 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 | 2.6% | 2.0% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 1.9% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 1.9% | 2.0% | 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 net interest margin in Malta?
- Bank net interest margin in Malta was 1.9% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank net interest margin recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 3.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest bank net interest margin recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2021.
- How does Malta rank for bank net interest margin?
- Malta ranks 126th out of 165 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank net interest margin rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.6%. 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 net interest margin (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Raw data are from Bankscope. Data2080[t] / ((data2010[t] + data2010[t-1])/2). Numerator and denominator are aggregated on the country level before division. Note that banks used in the calculation might differ between indicators. Calculated from underlying bank-by-bank unconsolidated data from Bankscope.