Predetermined short-term: Guidelines for a Da in Malta
Malta: Predetermined short-term: Guidelines for a Da was -1.49 billion in 2025. ▼ Falling
Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Malta, 2009–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Malta recorded -1.49 billion for predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.8% on the previous year and down 126.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Malta peaked at -533.68 million in 2009 and was at its lowest, -1.49 billion, in 2025.
That places Malta 40th out of 60 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Predetermined short-term: Guidelines for a Da in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | -533.68 million | — |
| 2010 | -541.58 million | +1.5% |
| 2011 | -550.09 million | +1.6% |
| 2012 | -729.14 million | +32.5% |
| 2013 | -577.51 million | -20.8% |
| 2014 | -632.84 million | +9.6% |
| 2015 | -657.19 million | +3.8% |
| 2016 | -833.09 million | +26.8% |
| 2017 | -869.77 million | +4.4% |
| 2018 | -1.01 billion | +16.7% |
| 2019 | -786.05 million | -22.5% |
| 2020 | -929.77 million | +18.3% |
| 2021 | -1.18 billion | +27.3% |
| 2022 | -995.33 million | -15.9% |
| 2023 | -1.13 billion | +13.3% |
| 2024 | -1.37 billion | +21.1% |
| 2025 | -1.49 billion | +8.8% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's -1.49 billion is below the median for high income countries, which is -370.81 million, 4.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -533.68 million | -533.68 million | -533.68 million | 1 |
| 2010s | -719.20 million | -1.01 billion | -541.58 million | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.18 billion | -1.49 billion | -929.77 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malta
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 predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Malta?
- Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Malta was -1.49 billion 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 -533.68 million in 2009.
- What is the lowest predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.49 billion in 2025.
- How does Malta rank for predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets?
- Malta ranks 40th out of 60 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 down 126.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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), Total forwards and futures in foreign currencies vis 㣠vis the domestic currency (including the forward leg of currency swaps), Short positions (International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity: Guidelines for a Da. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.