Lending Rate, Percent per annum in Malta
Malta: Lending Rate, Percent per annum was 4.71 in 2013. βΌ Falling
Lending Rate, Percent per annum in Malta, 1995β2013
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2013, lending rate, percent per annum in Malta stood at 4.71.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lending rate, percent per annum in Malta peaked at 8.09 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 4.47, in 2009.
Malta ranks 128th of 144 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.78 | 7.38 | 8.09 | 5 |
| 2000s | 5.91 | 4.47 | 7.28 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.69 | 4.6 | 4.75 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 125 Malaysia 4.82 compare
- 126 Serbia, Republic of 4.76 compare
- 127 Qatar 4.75 compare
- 129 Czech Republic 4.67 compare
- 130 San Marino, Republic of 4.62 compare
- 131 Fiji, Republic of 4.56 compare
More financial sector data for Malta
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 61.7% (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 0.2461 (2024)
- Net domestic credit 19.16 billion current LCU (2024)
- Net foreign assets 13.48 billion current LCU (2023)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 61.7% (2024)
- Claims on central government, etc. 13.8% (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector 61.7% (2024)
- Official exchange rate 0.885 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration 5,161 (2025)
- Net migration, annual growth rate -18.38 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lending rate, percent per annum in Malta?
- Lending rate, percent per annum in Malta was 4.71 in 2013, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest lending rate, percent per annum recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 8.09 in 1998.
- What is the lowest lending rate, percent per annum recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.47 in 2009.
- How does Malta rank for lending rate, percent per annum?
- Malta ranks 128th out of 144 countries with data for 2013.
- Is lending rate, percent per annum rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.6%. 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 Lending Rate, Percent per annum. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Interest Rates dataset presents country-specific interest rate data across sectors and instruments, based on nationally defined methodologies.