Financial system deposits to GDP in Malta
Malta: Financial system deposits to GDP was 140.6% in 2021. β² Rising
Financial system deposits to GDP in Malta, 1970β2021
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, financial system deposits to gdp in Malta stood at 140.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.5% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, financial system deposits to gdp in Malta peaked at 147.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 58.2%, in 1982.
Malta ranks 11th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 92.7% | 70.2% | 112.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 69.1% | 58.2% | 81.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 103.5% | 86.7% | 124.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 126.4% | 115.3% | 134.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 120.2% | 61.1% | 146.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 143.9% | 140.6% | 147.2% | 2 |
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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)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 61.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is financial system deposits to gdp in Malta?
- Financial system deposits to gdp in Malta was 140.6% in 2021, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest financial system deposits to gdp recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 147.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest financial system deposits to gdp recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.2% in 1982.
- How does Malta rank for financial system deposits to gdp?
- Malta ranks 11th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is financial system deposits to gdp rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. 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 Financial system deposits to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Demand, time and saving deposits in deposit money banks and other financial institutions 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 demand and time and saving deposits, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMFβs International Financial Statistics. Financial system deposits (IFS lines 24, 25, 44, and 45); 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).