Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in Malta
Malta: Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita was 24,396 current LCU per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in Malta, 2005–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
Malta recorded 24,396 current LCU per person for net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in 2023.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Malta peaked at 28,709 current LCU per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 9,948 current LCU per person, in 2005.
Malta ranks 87th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in Malta, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 9,948 current LCU per person | — |
| 2006 | 11,230 current LCU per person | +12.9% |
| 2007 | 13,347 current LCU per person | +18.9% |
| 2008 | 13,285 current LCU per person | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 12,097 current LCU per person | -8.9% |
| 2010 | 26,378 current LCU per person | +118.0% |
| 2011 | 26,716 current LCU per person | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 28,709 current LCU per person | +7.5% |
| 2013 | 22,374 current LCU per person | -22.1% |
| 2014 | 21,151 current LCU per person | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 20,242 current LCU per person | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 20,673 current LCU per person | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 23,253 current LCU per person | +12.5% |
| 2018 | 23,474 current LCU per person | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 23,942 current LCU per person | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 24,202 current LCU per person | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 25,571 current LCU per person | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 24,207 current LCU per person | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 24,396 current LCU per person | +0.8% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 24,396 current LCU per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 23,471 current LCU per person, 1.0× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Malta's 24,396 current LCU per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 22,460 current LCU per person, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +118.0% | 12,097 current LCU per person | 26,378 current LCU per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11,981 current LCU per person | 9,948 current LCU per person | 13,347 current LCU per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 23,691 current LCU per person | 20,242 current LCU per person | 28,709 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 24,594 current LCU per person | 24,202 current LCU per person | 25,571 current LCU per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 84 Antigua and Barbuda 28,857 current LCU per person compare
- 85 Aruba 28,520 current LCU per person compare
- 86 Niger 26,370 current LCU per person compare
- 88 Germany 24,121 current LCU per person compare
- 89 Namibia 24,037 current LCU per person compare
- 90 Cyprus 23,471 current LCU per person compare
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 net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Malta?
- Net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Malta was 24,396 current LCU per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 28,709 current LCU per person in 2012.
- What is the lowest net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,948 current LCU per person in 2005.
- How does Malta rank for net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita?
- Malta ranks 87th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Net foreign assets (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Net foreign assets (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Net foreign assets International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Net foreign assets (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.