Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Malta
Malta: Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets was 2.35 billion in 2007. ◆ Volatile
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Malta, 1960–2007
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Malta recorded 2.35 billion for foreign assets, net foreign assets in 2007. That is the highest value across all 48 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.2% on the previous year and up 216.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign assets, net foreign assets in Malta peaked at 2.35 billion in 2007 and was at its lowest, 52.97 million, in 1960.
That places Malta 139th out of 178 countries with data for 2007, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 52.97 million | — |
| 1961 | 55.36 million | +4.5% |
| 1962 | 60.21 million | +8.8% |
| 1963 | 61.77 million | +2.6% |
| 1964 | 62.50 million | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 66.43 million | +6.3% |
| 1966 | 74.44 million | +12.1% |
| 1967 | 81.24 million | +9.1% |
| 1968 | 89.46 million | +10.1% |
| 1969 | 100.42 million | +12.2% |
| 1970 | 106.21 million | +5.8% |
| 1971 | 118.11 million | +11.2% |
| 1972 | 131.72 million | +11.5% |
| 1973 | 158.23 million | +20.1% |
| 1974 | 172.57 million | +9.1% |
| 1975 | 226.75 million | +31.4% |
| 1976 | 284.85 million | +25.6% |
| 1977 | 316.38 million | +11.1% |
| 1978 | 363.82 million | +15.0% |
| 1979 | 390.16 million | +7.2% |
| 1980 | 417.31 million | +7.0% |
| 1981 | 459.31 million | +10.1% |
| 1982 | 488.29 million | +6.3% |
| 1983 | 528.04 million | +8.1% |
| 1984 | 570.50 million | +8.0% |
| 1985 | 568.94 million | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 577.65 million | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 595.81 million | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 607.15 million | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 613.99 million | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 587.66 million | -4.3% |
| 1991 | 587.93 million | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 687.41 million | +16.9% |
| 1993 | 740.64 million | +7.7% |
| 1994 | 879.05 million | +18.7% |
| 1995 | 820.25 million | -6.7% |
| 1996 | 757.05 million | -7.7% |
| 1997 | 742.34 million | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 863.13 million | +16.3% |
| 1999 | 930.06 million | +7.8% |
| 2000 | 940.07 million | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 1.08 billion | +14.5% |
| 2002 | 1.29 billion | +19.7% |
| 2003 | 1.60 billion | +24.1% |
| 2004 | 1.61 billion | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 1.73 billion | +7.5% |
| 2006 | 1.96 billion | +13.2% |
| 2007 | 2.35 billion | +20.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 70.48 million | 52.97 million | 100.42 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 226.88 million | 106.21 million | 390.16 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 542.70 million | 417.31 million | 613.99 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 759.55 million | 587.66 million | 930.06 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.57 billion | 940.07 million | 2.35 billion | 8 |
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More financial sector data for Malta
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 3.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 1,944 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 0.8994 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 1.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.0283 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 1,357 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 1.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 1,878 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign assets, net foreign assets in Malta?
- Foreign assets, net foreign assets in Malta was 2.35 billion in 2007, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest foreign assets, net foreign assets recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 2.35 billion in 2007.
- What is the lowest foreign assets, net foreign assets recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.97 million in 1960.
- How does Malta rank for foreign assets, net foreign assets?
- Malta ranks 139th out of 178 countries with data for 2007.
- Is foreign assets, net foreign assets rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 216.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Non-standard dataset provides discontinued, vintage country-reported financial data that are not harmonized and use country-specific terms.