Liquid liabilities to GDP in Malta
Malta: Liquid liabilities to GDP was 169.1% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Liquid liabilities to GDP in Malta, 1970–2021
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Malta recorded 169.1% for liquid liabilities to gdp in 2021.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and up 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liquid liabilities to gdp in Malta peaked at 174.4% in 1972 and was at its lowest, 113.6%, in 1982.
Malta ranks 10th 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 | 149.6% | 127.3% | 174.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 123.1% | 113.6% | 129.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 137.0% | 128.3% | 150.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 146.6% | 137.8% | 158.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 152.1% | 137.4% | 168.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 170.7% | 169.1% | 172.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 7 Switzerland 185.6% compare
- 8 South Korea 174.4% compare
- 9 Eritrea 172.7% compare
- 11 Mauritius 164.6% compare
- 12 United Kingdom 163.3% compare
- 13 Singapore 152.6% 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)
- GDP deflator: linked series 120.45 base year varies by country (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is liquid liabilities to gdp in Malta?
- Liquid liabilities to gdp in Malta was 169.1% in 2021, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest liquid liabilities to gdp recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 174.4% in 1972.
- What is the lowest liquid liabilities to gdp recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 113.6% in 1982.
- How does Malta rank for liquid liabilities to gdp?
- Malta ranks 10th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is liquid liabilities to gdp rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.1%. 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 Liquid liabilities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of liquid liabilities to GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is liquid liabilities, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF's International Financial Statistics. Liquid liabilities (IFS lines 55L or, if not available, line 35L); 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) For Eurocurrency area countries liquid liabilities are estimated by summing IFS items 34A, 34B and 35.