Commercial bank branches in Malta
Malta: Commercial bank branches was 20.62 per 100,000 adults in 2024. ▼ Falling
Commercial bank branches in Malta, 2004–2024
Source: Financial Access Survey, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in per 100,000 adults.
Analysis
In 2024, commercial bank branches in Malta stood at 20.62 per 100,000 adults. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.8% on the previous year and down 44.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, commercial bank branches in Malta peaked at 41.5 per 100,000 adults in 2011 and was at its lowest, 20.62 per 100,000 adults, in 2024.
Malta ranks 40th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Commercial bank branches in Malta, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 38.86 per 100,000 adults | — |
| 2005 | 39.26 per 100,000 adults | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 37.39 per 100,000 adults | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 38.51 per 100,000 adults | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 40.09 per 100,000 adults | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 40.18 per 100,000 adults | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 39.54 per 100,000 adults | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 41.5 per 100,000 adults | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 37.95 per 100,000 adults | -8.6% |
| 2013 | 37.99 per 100,000 adults | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 37.17 per 100,000 adults | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 37.27 per 100,000 adults | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 34.34 per 100,000 adults | -7.9% |
| 2017 | 32.12 per 100,000 adults | -6.5% |
| 2018 | 29.49 per 100,000 adults | -8.2% |
| 2019 | 27.32 per 100,000 adults | -7.4% |
| 2020 | 23.5 per 100,000 adults | -14.0% |
| 2021 | 22.91 per 100,000 adults | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 22.13 per 100,000 adults | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 21.66 per 100,000 adults | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 20.62 per 100,000 adults | -4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.05 per 100,000 adults | 37.39 per 100,000 adults | 40.18 per 100,000 adults | 6 |
| 2010s | 35.47 per 100,000 adults | 27.32 per 100,000 adults | 41.5 per 100,000 adults | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.16 per 100,000 adults | 20.62 per 100,000 adults | 23.5 per 100,000 adults | 5 |
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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)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 1,944 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is commercial bank branches in Malta?
- Commercial bank branches in Malta was 20.62 per 100,000 adults in 2024, according to Financial Access Survey, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest commercial bank branches recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 41.5 per 100,000 adults in 2011.
- What is the lowest commercial bank branches recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.62 per 100,000 adults in 2024.
- How does Malta rank for commercial bank branches?
- Malta ranks 40th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is commercial bank branches rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Financial Access Survey, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Commercial bank branches (per 100,000 adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Commercial bank branches are retail locations of resident commercial banks and other resident banks that function as commercial banks that provide financial services to customers and are physically separated from the main office but not organized as legally separated subsidiaries.