Bank return on equity (%, before tax) in Malta
Malta: Bank return on equity (%, before tax) was 6.8% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank return on equity in Malta, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, before tax.
Analysis
Malta recorded 6.8% for bank return on equity in 2021.
The figure is up 135.9% on the previous year and down 35.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on equity in Malta peaked at 24.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, -3.3%, in 2008.
That places Malta 145th out of 168 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.
Bank return on equity (%, before tax) in Malta, year by year
| Year | %, before tax | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 24.6% | — |
| 2001 | 16.4% | -33.5% |
| 2002 | 15.4% | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 15.3% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 13.6% | -11.1% |
| 2005 | 18.1% | +32.6% |
| 2006 | 15.2% | -15.8% |
| 2007 | 13.5% | -11.5% |
| 2008 | -3.3% | -124.3% |
| 2009 | 22.9% | -799.2% |
| 2010 | 15.4% | -32.8% |
| 2011 | 10.5% | -32.0% |
| 2012 | 18.6% | +77.7% |
| 2013 | 14.8% | -20.7% |
| 2014 | 12.7% | -14.3% |
| 2015 | 13.1% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 17.6% | +34.4% |
| 2017 | 16.3% | -7.2% |
| 2018 | 8.6% | -47.3% |
| 2019 | 10.5% | +22.3% |
| 2020 | 2.9% | -72.7% |
| 2021 | 6.8% | +135.9% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 6.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 10.1%, 67% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Malta's 6.8% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 10.7%, 63% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bank return on equity (%, 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 | +799.2% | -3.3% | 22.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.2% | -3.3% | 24.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.8% | 8.6% | 18.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.8% | 2.9% | 6.8% | 2 |
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 return on equity in Malta?
- Bank return on equity in Malta was 6.8% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on equity recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 24.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest bank return on equity recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.3% in 2008.
- How does Malta rank for bank return on equity?
- Malta ranks 145th out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank return on equity rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.3%. 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 equity (%, before tax). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Raw data are from Bankscope. Data10270[t] / ((data2055[t] + data2055[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.