Bank return on equity in Malta
Malta: Bank return on equity 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 144th out of 167 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.
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
- 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 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 144th out of 167 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.