Bank return on assets in Malta
Malta: Bank return on assets was 0.3% in 2021. β Volatile
Bank return on assets in Malta, 2000β2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, after tax.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank return on assets in Malta is 0.3%, measured in 2021.
The figure is up 107.0% on the previous year and down 39.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on assets in Malta peaked at 1.5% in 2009 and was at its lowest, -0.6%, in 2008.
That places Malta 152nd out of 167 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.0% | -0.6% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.5% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More financial sector data for Malta
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 33,687 current LCU per person (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.7652 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 7.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 420,000 SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 38.27 million SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 786.42 million SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 1.09 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 1.13 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 1.13 billion SDR (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 61.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank return on assets in Malta?
- Bank return on assets in Malta was 0.3% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on assets recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5% in 2009.
- What is the lowest bank return on assets recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.6% in 2008.
- How does Malta rank for bank return on assets?
- Malta ranks 152nd out of 167 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank return on assets rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD), published as part of Bank return on assets (%, after tax). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Raw data are from Bankscope. Data2115[t] / ((data2025[t] + data2025[t-1])/2). Numerator and denominator are first 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.