Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Malta
Malta: Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets was 10.86 million in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Malta, 2009–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Malta is 10.86 million, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.4% on the previous year and up 9,872.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Malta peaked at 45.06 million in 2020 and was at its lowest, -1.35 million, in 2011.
That places Malta 8th out of 58 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
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 | 1.87 million | 1.87 million | 1.87 million | 1 |
| 2010s | 144,858 | -1.35 million | 606,924 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.19 million | 320,000 | 45.06 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 5 Belgium 61.10 million compare
- 6 Thailand 27.88 million compare
- 7 Kazakhstan 20.04 million compare
- 9 Switzerland 1.73 million compare
- 10 Spain 1.40 million compare
- 11 European Central Bank (ECB) 272,600 compare
More financial sector data for Malta
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 33,687 current LCU per person (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.7652 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 7.2 % change on previous year (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)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 1.13 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 1,944 SDR per person (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 10.86 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 45.06 million in 2020.
- What is the lowest predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.35 million in 2011.
- How does Malta rank for predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets?
- Malta ranks 8th out of 58 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 9,872.4%. 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), Total other predetermined short term net drains on foreign currency assets (International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity: Guidelines for a Data Template 2013 (IRFCL 2013), Monetary Authorities and Central Govern. 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.