Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Malta
Malta: Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets was 0 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Malta, 2009–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Malta recorded 0 for predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in 2025. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Over the whole period, predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Malta peaked at 0 in 2014 and was at its lowest, -72,030, in 2009.
That places Malta 1st out of 85 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -72,030 | -72,030 | -72,030 | 1 |
| 2010s | -13,244 | -53,448 | 0 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
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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)
- Net migration, annual growth rate -18.38 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Malta?
- Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Malta was 0 in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 0 in 2014.
- What is the lowest predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was -72,030 in 2009.
- How does Malta rank for predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets?
- Malta ranks 1st out of 85 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal value), Foreign currency loans, securities and deposits, interest, More than 3 months and up to 1 year, Outflows (reserves template) (International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity: Guidelines for a Data Template 2013 (IR. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL, or the “Reserves Data Template”) dataset includes data on the amount and composition of countries’ official reserve assets, other foreign currency assets held by monetary authorities and central governments, and short-term foreign currency obligations and related activities of monetary authorities and central governments that can lead to drains on official reserves and other foreign currency assets. This website re-disseminates IMF member countries' data on international reserves and foreign currency liquidity in a common template and in a common currency (the U.S. dollar). Historical data by country are also available. Please note that the re-dissemination of the template data by the Fund does not constitute endorsement of the quality of the data by the Fund.