Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Malta
Malta: Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets was 7.54 million in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Malta, 2009–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2025, predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Malta stood at 7.54 million.
That represents a change of down 12.7% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Malta peaked at 18.14 million in 2018 and was at its lowest, -517,560, in 2011.
That places Malta 4th out of 86 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 | -400,000 | -400,000 | -400,000 | 1 |
| 2010s | 5.30 million | -517,560 | 18.14 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.23 million | 1.60 million | 11.38 million | 6 |
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More financial sector data for Malta
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 1.13 billion SDR (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 7.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.7652 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 33,687 current LCU per person (2024)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 420,000 SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 38.27 million SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 786.42 million SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 1.09 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 1.13 billion SDR (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 61.7% (2024)
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 7.54 million 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 18.14 million in 2018.
- What is the lowest predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was -517,560 in 2011.
- How does Malta rank for predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets?
- Malta ranks 4th out of 86 countries with data for 2025.
- Is predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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, More than 3 months and up to 1 year (International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity: Guidelines for a Data Template 2013 (IRFCL 2013), Monetary Authorities and Cent. 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.