Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Malta
Malta: Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets was -1.78 billion in 2025. ▼ Falling
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 -1.78 billion. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of down 15.8% on the previous year and down 186.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Malta peaked at -621.08 million in 2015 and was at its lowest, -1.78 billion, in 2025.
Malta ranks 41st of 91 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -635.87 million | -635.87 million | -635.87 million | 1 |
| 2010s | -739.25 million | -925.10 million | -621.08 million | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.17 billion | -1.78 billion | -806.21 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 38 Georgia -1.34 billion compare
- 39 Estonia, Republic of -1.72 billion compare
- 40 West Bank and Gaza -1.77 billion compare
- 42 Guatemala -2.03 billion compare
- 43 El Salvador -2.65 billion compare
- 44 Armenia, Republic of -2.66 billion 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)
- 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 -1.78 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 -621.08 million in 2015.
- What is the lowest predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.78 billion in 2025.
- How does Malta rank for predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets?
- Malta ranks 41st out of 91 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 186.8%. 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) (International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity: Guidelines for a Data Template 2013 (IRFCL 2013), Monetary Authorities and Central Government excluding Social Security). 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.