Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets (%) in Malta
Malta: Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets (%) was 21.7% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted 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 regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Malta is 21.7%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.9% on the previous year and up 46.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Malta peaked at 21.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 11.5%, in 2008.
That places Malta 35th out of 141 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets (%) in Malta, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 14.3% | — |
| 2004 | 21.3% | +49.0% |
| 2005 | 17.1% | -19.7% |
| 2006 | 15.0% | -12.3% |
| 2007 | 12.3% | -18.0% |
| 2008 | 11.5% | -6.5% |
| 2009 | 15.3% | +33.0% |
| 2010 | 14.8% | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 15.5% | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 16.1% | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 16.5% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 14.7% | -10.8% |
| 2015 | 15.0% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 16.2% | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 17.3% | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 18.1% | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 20.1% | +10.8% |
| 2020 | 21.7% | +7.9% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 21.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 19.2%, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Malta's 21.7% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 16.2%, 1.3× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.3% | 14.3% | 14.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 15.4% | 11.5% | 21.3% | 6 |
| 2010s | 16.4% | 14.7% | 20.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.7% | 21.7% | 21.7% | 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 regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Malta?
- Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Malta was 21.7% in 2020, according to Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 21.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.5% in 2008.
- How does Malta rank for bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets?
- Malta ranks 35th out of 141 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Reported by IMF staff. Note that due to differences in national accounting, taxation, and supervisory regimes, these data are not strictly comparable across countries.