External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Malta
Malta: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors was 81.0% in 2021. ▲ Rising
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Malta, 1995–2021
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in % of domestic bank deposits.
Analysis
The most recent figure for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Malta is 81.0%, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.9% on the previous year and down 55.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Malta peaked at 186.5% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 50.9%, in 1999.
That places Malta 19th out of 181 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Malta, year by year
| Year | % of domestic bank deposits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 68.9% | — |
| 1996 | 63.3% | -8.1% |
| 1997 | 54.9% | -13.2% |
| 1998 | 62.0% | +12.9% |
| 1999 | 50.9% | -18.0% |
| 2000 | 56.1% | +10.2% |
| 2001 | 62.2% | +11.0% |
| 2002 | 65.8% | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 65.3% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 64.2% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 79.3% | +23.6% |
| 2006 | 169.8% | +114.1% |
| 2007 | 153.9% | -9.4% |
| 2008 | 150.0% | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 163.1% | +8.8% |
| 2010 | 186.5% | +14.3% |
| 2011 | 182.6% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 179.9% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 179.1% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 104.2% | -41.8% |
| 2015 | 89.7% | -14.0% |
| 2016 | 76.8% | -14.3% |
| 2017 | 81.2% | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 148.4% | +82.9% |
| 2019 | 167.0% | +12.5% |
| 2020 | 88.0% | -47.3% |
| 2021 | 81.0% | -7.9% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 81.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 31.9%, 2.5× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Malta's 81.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 29.8%, 2.7× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +114.1% | 79.3% | 169.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60.0% | 50.9% | 68.9% | 5 |
| 2000s | 102.9% | 56.1% | 169.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 139.5% | 76.8% | 186.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.5% | 81.0% | 88.0% | 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 external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Malta?
- External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Malta was 81.0% in 2021, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
- What is the highest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 186.5% in 2010.
- What is the lowest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.9% in 1999.
- How does Malta rank for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors?
- Malta ranks 19th out of 181 countries with data for 2021.
- Is external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Bank for International Settlements (BIS), published as part of External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors (% of domestic bank deposits). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data is from BIS Statistical Appendix Table 7A: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors; bank deposits from IFS (IFS lines 24 and 25). End of year data (i.e. December data) are used.