Liquid assets to deposits and short term funding in Malta
Malta: Liquid assets to deposits and short term funding was 39.4% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Liquid assets to deposits and short term funding in Malta, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, liquid assets to deposits and short term funding in Malta stood at 39.4%. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.9% on the previous year and up 63.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liquid assets to deposits and short term funding in Malta peaked at 39.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 21.1%, in 2013.
Malta ranks 74th of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Liquid assets to deposits and short term funding in Malta, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 38.2% | — |
| 2001 | 35.3% | -7.8% |
| 2002 | 34.3% | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 35.4% | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 32.1% | -9.3% |
| 2005 | 31.5% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 36.3% | +15.5% |
| 2007 | 32.9% | -9.4% |
| 2008 | 33.4% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 27.2% | -18.5% |
| 2010 | 26.1% | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 24.1% | -7.6% |
| 2012 | 23.8% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 21.1% | -11.2% |
| 2014 | 21.9% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 22.0% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 24.6% | +11.7% |
| 2017 | 30.0% | +22.1% |
| 2018 | 37.5% | +24.9% |
| 2019 | 33.5% | -10.5% |
| 2020 | 37.2% | +10.9% |
| 2021 | 39.4% | +5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.7% | 27.2% | 38.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.5% | 21.1% | 37.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.3% | 37.2% | 39.4% | 2 |
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More financial sector data for Malta
- 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)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 3.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 1,944 SDR per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is liquid assets to deposits and short term funding in Malta?
- Liquid assets to deposits and short term funding in Malta was 39.4% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest liquid assets to deposits and short term funding recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 39.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest liquid assets to deposits and short term funding recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.1% in 2013.
- How does Malta rank for liquid assets to deposits and short term funding?
- Malta ranks 74th out of 170 countries with data for 2021.
- Is liquid assets to deposits and short term funding rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD), published as part of Liquid assets to deposits and short term funding (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Raw data are from Bankscope. Data2075 / data2030. Numerator and denominator are first aggregated on the country level before division. Calculated from underlying bank-by-bank unconsolidated data from Bankscope.