Bank return on assets (%, before tax) in Malta
Malta: Bank return on assets (%, before tax) 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 153rd of 168 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Bank return on assets (%, before tax) in Malta, year by year
| Year | %, before tax | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.5% | — |
| 2001 | 1.1% | -27.5% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 1.5% | +47.9% |
| 2004 | 1.6% | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 2.0% | +23.5% |
| 2006 | 1.9% | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 1.6% | -17.1% |
| 2008 | -0.3% | -118.5% |
| 2009 | 2.0% | -798.2% |
| 2010 | 1.5% | -27.9% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | -32.4% |
| 2012 | 1.8% | +84.4% |
| 2013 | 1.5% | -17.0% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | -24.6% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | -14.3% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | +29.9% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | -45.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | +24.9% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | -72.5% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | +125.1% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 0.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.0%, 56% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Malta's 0.5% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.2%, 44% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bank return on assets (%, before tax) in Malta changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +798.2% | -0.3% | 2.0% |
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
- 150 Taiwan 0.6% compare
- 151 Montenegro 0.5% compare
- 152 Seychelles 0.5% compare
- 154 Suriname 0.5% compare
- 155 Spain 0.4% compare
- 156 San Marino 0.4% compare
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 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 153rd out of 168 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.