Official exchange rate in Malta
Malta: Official exchange rate was 0.885 LCU per US$, period average in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.885 LCU per US$, period average
Change on year
down 4.2%
World rank
182nd
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.9496 LCU per US$, period average
in 2022
All-time low
0.3117 LCU per US$, period average
in 2007
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Official exchange rate in Malta, 1960–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in LCU per US$, period average.
Analysis
Malta recorded 0.885 LCU per US$, period average for official exchange rate in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, official exchange rate in Malta peaked at 0.9496 LCU per US$, period average in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.3117 LCU per US$, period average, in 2007.
Malta ranks 182nd of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Official exchange rate in Malta, year by year
| Year | LCU per US$, period average | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.3571 LCU per US$, period average | — |
| 1961 | 0.3571 LCU per US$, period average | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.3571 LCU per US$, period average | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.3571 LCU per US$, period average | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.3571 LCU per US$, period average | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.3571 LCU per US$, period average | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.3571 LCU per US$, period average | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.3621 LCU per US$, period average | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 0.4167 LCU per US$, period average | +15.1% |
| 1969 | 0.4167 LCU per US$, period average | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.4167 LCU per US$, period average | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.4071 LCU per US$, period average | -2.3% |
| 1972 | 0.3816 LCU per US$, period average | -6.3% |
| 1973 | 0.3688 LCU per US$, period average | -3.3% |
| 1974 | 0.3855 LCU per US$, period average | +4.5% |
| 1975 | 0.3848 LCU per US$, period average | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.4251 LCU per US$, period average | +10.5% |
| 1977 | 0.4223 LCU per US$, period average | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.3854 LCU per US$, period average | -8.7% |
| 1979 | 0.3585 LCU per US$, period average | -7.0% |
| 1980 | 0.3454 LCU per US$, period average | -3.6% |
| 1981 | 0.3867 LCU per US$, period average | +11.9% |
| 1982 | 0.4121 LCU per US$, period average | +6.6% |
| 1983 | 0.4324 LCU per US$, period average | +4.9% |
| 1984 | 0.461 LCU per US$, period average | +6.6% |
| 1985 | 0.4692 LCU per US$, period average | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 0.393 LCU per US$, period average | -16.2% |
| 1987 | 0.3455 LCU per US$, period average | -12.1% |
| 1988 | 0.3309 LCU per US$, period average | -4.2% |
| 1989 | 0.3485 LCU per US$, period average | +5.3% |
| 1990 | 0.3178 LCU per US$, period average | -8.8% |
| 1991 | 0.3232 LCU per US$, period average | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.3189 LCU per US$, period average | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.3823 LCU per US$, period average | +19.9% |
| 1994 | 0.3779 LCU per US$, period average | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.3531 LCU per US$, period average | -6.6% |
| 1996 | 0.3605 LCU per US$, period average | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.386 LCU per US$, period average | +7.1% |
| 1998 | 0.3885 LCU per US$, period average | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.3989 LCU per US$, period average | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 0.4381 LCU per US$, period average | +9.8% |
| 2001 | 0.45 LCU per US$, period average | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.4336 LCU per US$, period average | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 0.3772 LCU per US$, period average | -13.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3447 LCU per US$, period average | -8.6% |
| 2005 | 0.3458 LCU per US$, period average | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.3409 LCU per US$, period average | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.3117 LCU per US$, period average | -8.6% |
| 2008 | 0.6799 LCU per US$, period average | +118.2% |
| 2009 | 0.717 LCU per US$, period average | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 0.7543 LCU per US$, period average | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 0.7184 LCU per US$, period average | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 0.7783 LCU per US$, period average | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 0.7529 LCU per US$, period average | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 0.7527 LCU per US$, period average | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9013 LCU per US$, period average | +19.7% |
| 2016 | 0.9034 LCU per US$, period average | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.8852 LCU per US$, period average | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.8468 LCU per US$, period average | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 0.8933 LCU per US$, period average | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 0.8755 LCU per US$, period average | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.8455 LCU per US$, period average | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 0.9496 LCU per US$, period average | +12.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9248 LCU per US$, period average | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 0.9239 LCU per US$, period average | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.885 LCU per US$, period average | -4.2% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 0.885 LCU per US$, period average is below the median for high income countries, which is 1 LCU per US$, period average, 88% of the median. (84 countries reporting)
- Malta's 0.885 LCU per US$, period average is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 7.33 LCU per US$, period average, 12% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Official exchange rate in Malta changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +118.2% | 0.3117 LCU per US$, period average | 0.6799 LCU per US$, period average |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3695 LCU per US$, period average | 0.3571 LCU per US$, period average | 0.4167 LCU per US$, period average | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3936 LCU per US$, period average | 0.3585 LCU per US$, period average | 0.4251 LCU per US$, period average | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3925 LCU per US$, period average | 0.3309 LCU per US$, period average | 0.4692 LCU per US$, period average | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3607 LCU per US$, period average | 0.3178 LCU per US$, period average | 0.3989 LCU per US$, period average | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4439 LCU per US$, period average | 0.3117 LCU per US$, period average | 0.717 LCU per US$, period average | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8187 LCU per US$, period average | 0.7184 LCU per US$, period average | 0.9034 LCU per US$, period average | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9007 LCU per US$, period average | 0.8455 LCU per US$, period average | 0.9496 LCU per US$, period average | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 182 Austria 0.885 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 182 Belgium 0.885 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 182 Croatia 0.885 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 182 Cyprus 0.885 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 182 Estonia 0.885 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 182 Finland 0.885 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 182 France 0.885 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 182 Germany 0.885 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 182 Greece 0.885 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 182 Ireland 0.885 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 182 Italy 0.885 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 182 Latvia 0.885 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 182 Lithuania 0.885 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 182 Luxembourg 0.885 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 182 Monaco 0.885 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 182 Netherlands 0.885 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 182 Portugal 0.885 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 182 Slovakia 0.885 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 182 Slovenia 0.885 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 182 Spain 0.885 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 182 Saint Martin (French Part) 0.885 LCU per US$, period average compare
More financial sector data for Malta
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0021 units per US$ 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 official exchange rate in Malta?
- Official exchange rate in Malta was 0.885 LCU per US$, period average in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest official exchange rate recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9496 LCU per US$, period average in 2022.
- What is the lowest official exchange rate recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3117 LCU per US$, period average in 2007.
- How does Malta rank for official exchange rate?
- Malta ranks 182nd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official exchange rate rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Official exchange rate refers to the exchange rate determined by national authorities or to the rate determined in the legally sanctioned exchange market. This indicator represents the ratio of Local Currency Units relative to United States dollars.This indicator is derived as an average over the reference period.