Official exchange rate in Malta
Malta: Official exchange rate was 0.885 LCU per US$, period average in 2025. ▲ Rising
Official exchange rate in Malta, 1960–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in LCU per US$, 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$, period average, in 2007.
Malta ranks 180th of 212 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3695 LCU per US$, 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
- 177 Andorra 0.8871 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 177 Montenegro 0.8871 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 177 San Marino 0.8871 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 180 Austria 0.885 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 180 Belgium 0.885 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 180 Croatia 0.885 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 180 Cyprus 0.885 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 180 Estonia 0.885 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 180 Finland 0.885 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 180 France 0.885 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 180 Germany 0.885 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 180 Greece 0.885 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 180 Ireland 0.885 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 180 Italy 0.885 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 180 Latvia 0.885 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 180 Lithuania 0.885 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 180 Luxembourg 0.885 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 180 Monaco 0.885 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 180 Netherlands 0.885 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 180 Portugal 0.885 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 180 Slovakia 0.885 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 180 Slovenia 0.885 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 180 Spain 0.885 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 180 Saint Martin (French part) 0.885 LCU per US$, period average 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)
- Net migration 5,161 (2025)
- GDP deflator: linked series 120.45 base year varies by country (2025)
- Inflation, GDP deflator: linked series 2.2% (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$, period average in 2007.
- How does Malta rank for official exchange rate?
- Malta ranks 180th out of 212 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official exchange rate rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, 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.