Financial Development Index in Malta
Malta: Financial Development Index was 0.5336 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Financial Development Index in Malta, 1980–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for financial development index in Malta is 0.5336, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, financial development index in Malta peaked at 0.5596 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.124, in 1980.
Malta ranks 33rd of 183 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.219 | 0.124 | 0.3043 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4197 | 0.3407 | 0.5 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4979 | 0.4709 | 0.5225 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5289 | 0.5062 | 0.5596 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5336 | 0.5336 | 0.5336 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malta
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 financial development index in Malta?
- Financial development index in Malta was 0.5336 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest financial development index recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5596 in 2017.
- What is the lowest financial development index recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.124 in 1980.
- How does Malta rank for financial development index?
- Malta ranks 33rd out of 183 countries with data for 2020.
- Is financial development index rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Financial Development Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The dataset contains nine indices that summarize how developed financial institutions and financial markets are in terms of their depth, access, and efficiency. These indices are aggregated into an overall index of financial development. With the coverage of over 180 countries on annual frequency from 1980 onwards, the database should offer a useful analytical tool for researchers and policy makers.