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 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Liquid liabilities to GDP (%) in Malta, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 146.3% | — |
| 1971 | 163.0% | +11.4% |
| 1972 | 174.4% | +7.0% |
| 1973 | 164.4% | -5.7% |
| 1974 | 157.7% | -4.1% |
| 1975 | 150.3% | -4.7% |
| 1976 | 145.6% | -3.1% |
| 1977 | 134.5% | -7.6% |
| 1978 | 132.5% | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 127.3% | -3.9% |
| 1980 | 114.5% | -10.0% |
| 1981 | 114.0% | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 113.6% | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 122.3% | +7.7% |
| 1984 | 126.1% | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 128.6% | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 127.1% | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 129.9% | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 127.8% | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 127.3% | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 129.2% | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 128.3% | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 129.6% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 132.9% | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 139.6% | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 134.6% | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 139.4% | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 141.8% | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 144.1% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 150.5% | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 143.9% | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 150.8% | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 158.0% | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 152.9% | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 153.1% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 137.8% | -10.0% |
| 2006 | 138.6% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 143.2% | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 144.7% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 143.3% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 137.4% | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 139.6% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 142.1% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 146.8% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 167.7% | +14.3% |
| 2015 | 162.3% | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 168.7% | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 156.6% | -7.2% |
| 2018 | 151.8% | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 148.0% | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 172.2% | +16.4% |
| 2021 | 169.1% | -1.8% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 169.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 96.0%, 1.8× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Malta's 169.1% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 85.8%, 2.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
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 |
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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 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 186 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.