Harmonized Euro area rates: Loans, Over 5 years New Business, House in Malta
Malta: Harmonized Euro area rates: Loans, Over 5 years New Business, House was 2.67 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Harmonized Euro area rates: Loans, Over 5 years New Business, House in Malta, 2008–2023
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2023, harmonized euro area rates: loans, over 5 years new business, house in Malta stood at 2.67. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, harmonized euro area rates: loans, over 5 years new business, house in Malta peaked at 5.1 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 2.67, in 2023.
Malta ranks 17th of 23 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Harmonized Euro area rates: Loans, Over 5 years New Business, House in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 5.1 | — |
| 2009 | 3.53 | -30.8% |
| 2010 | 3.46 | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 3.42 | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 3.39 | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 3.36 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 3.28 | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 3.18 | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 3.15 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 3.13 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 3.09 | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 3.04 | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 3 | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 2.86 | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 2.73 | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 2.67 | -2.5% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 2.67 is below the median for high income countries, which is 3.22, 83% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Harmonized Euro area rates: Loans, Over 5 years New Business, House 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | -30.8% | 5.1 | 3.53 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.31 | 3.53 | 5.1 | 2 |
| 2010s | 3.25 | 3.04 | 3.46 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.81 | 2.67 | 3 | 4 |
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 harmonized euro area rates: loans, over 5 years new business, house in Malta?
- Harmonized euro area rates: loans, over 5 years new business, house in Malta was 2.67 in 2023, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest harmonized euro area rates: loans, over 5 years new business, house recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 5.1 in 2008.
- What is the lowest harmonized euro area rates: loans, over 5 years new business, house recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.67 in 2023.
- How does Malta rank for harmonized euro area rates: loans, over 5 years new business, house?
- Malta ranks 17th out of 23 countries with data for 2023.
- Is harmonized euro area rates: loans, over 5 years new business, house rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Harmonized Euro area rates: Loans, Over 5 years New Business, House purchase, Households, Rate, Percent per annum. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Interest Rates dataset presents country-specific interest rate data across sectors and instruments, based on nationally defined methodologies.