Bank return on assets in Malta
Malta: Bank return on assets was 0.5% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank return on assets in Malta, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, before tax.
Analysis
Malta recorded 0.5% for bank return on assets in 2021.
That represents a change of up 125.1% on the previous year and down 46.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on assets in Malta peaked at 2.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, -0.3%, in 2008.
Malta ranks 152nd of 167 countries on this measure, 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 | 1.4% | -0.3% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 0.7% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 149 Colombia 0.6% compare
- 150 Montenegro 0.5% compare
- 151 Seychelles 0.5% compare
- 153 Suriname 0.5% compare
- 154 Spain 0.4% compare
- 155 San Marino 0.4% compare
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 return on assets in Malta?
- Bank return on assets in Malta was 0.5% 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 2.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest bank return on assets recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.3% 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 46.2%. 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 return on assets (%, before tax). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Raw data are from Bankscope. Data10270[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.