Deposit money banks'' assets to GDP in Malta
Malta: Deposit money banks'' assets to GDP was 95.0% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Deposit money banks'' assets to GDP in Malta, 1970–2021
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for deposit money banks'' assets to gdp in Malta is 95.0%, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 35.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deposit money banks'' assets to gdp in Malta peaked at 149.4% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 28.4%, in 1978.
That places Malta 45th out of 187 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Deposit money banks'' assets to GDP in Malta, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 57.3% | — |
| 1971 | 64.0% | +11.7% |
| 1972 | 63.1% | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 55.9% | -11.4% |
| 1974 | 52.5% | -6.1% |
| 1975 | 41.3% | -21.3% |
| 1976 | 35.3% | -14.6% |
| 1977 | 30.8% | -12.7% |
| 1978 | 28.4% | -7.8% |
| 1979 | 28.4% | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 31.3% | +10.0% |
| 1981 | 32.8% | +4.9% |
| 1982 | 36.9% | +12.5% |
| 1983 | 44.3% | +20.1% |
| 1984 | 49.1% | +10.9% |
| 1985 | 53.8% | +9.6% |
| 1986 | 56.6% | +5.0% |
| 1987 | 63.6% | +12.4% |
| 1988 | 69.2% | +8.9% |
| 1989 | 74.1% | +7.1% |
| 1990 | 82.7% | +11.5% |
| 1991 | 86.1% | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 88.2% | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 98.7% | +11.8% |
| 1994 | 99.0% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 94.9% | -4.1% |
| 1996 | 105.8% | +11.5% |
| 1997 | 112.5% | +6.3% |
| 1998 | 120.9% | +7.5% |
| 1999 | 129.1% | +6.7% |
| 2000 | 128.4% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 137.4% | +7.0% |
| 2002 | 132.4% | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 124.9% | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 129.6% | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 125.5% | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 129.2% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 131.1% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 136.6% | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 149.4% | +9.4% |
| 2010 | 142.4% | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 147.7% | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 137.2% | -7.1% |
| 2013 | 129.1% | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 120.5% | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 107.0% | -11.2% |
| 2016 | 99.2% | -7.3% |
| 2017 | 89.0% | -10.3% |
| 2018 | 84.3% | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 82.7% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 99.3% | +20.1% |
| 2021 | 95.0% | -4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 45.7% | 28.4% | 64.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 51.2% | 31.3% | 74.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 101.8% | 82.7% | 129.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 132.4% | 124.9% | 149.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 113.9% | 82.7% | 147.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.2% | 95.0% | 99.3% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is deposit money banks'' assets to gdp in Malta?
- Deposit money banks'' assets to gdp in Malta was 95.0% in 2021, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest deposit money banks'' assets to gdp recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 149.4% in 2009.
- What is the lowest deposit money banks'' assets to gdp recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.4% in 1978.
- How does Malta rank for deposit money banks'' assets to gdp?
- Malta ranks 45th out of 187 countries with data for 2021.
- Is deposit money banks'' assets to gdp rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Deposit money banks'' assets to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Claims on domestic real nonfinancial sector by deposit money banks as a share of GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is deposit money bank claims, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF’s International Financial Statistics. Deposit money bank assets (IFS lines 22, a-d); GDP in local currency (IFS line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF); end-of period CPI (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF); and average annual CPI is calculated using the monthly CPI values (IFS line 64M..ZF).