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 40th of 90 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.
Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | -635.87 million | — |
| 2010 | -686.55 million | +8.0% |
| 2011 | -674.24 million | -1.8% |
| 2012 | -843.22 million | +25.1% |
| 2013 | -648.98 million | -23.0% |
| 2014 | -644.23 million | -0.7% |
| 2015 | -621.08 million | -3.6% |
| 2016 | -757.34 million | +21.9% |
| 2017 | -802.80 million | +6.0% |
| 2018 | -925.10 million | +15.2% |
| 2019 | -788.93 million | -14.7% |
| 2020 | -851.53 million | +7.9% |
| 2021 | -1.00 billion | +17.9% |
| 2022 | -806.21 million | -19.7% |
| 2023 | -1.05 billion | +29.7% |
| 2024 | -1.54 billion | +47.0% |
| 2025 | -1.78 billion | +15.8% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's -1.78 billion is below the median for high income countries, which is -1.72 billion, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Malta's -1.78 billion is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is -5.28 billion, 34% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
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
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 -1.78 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 40th out of 90 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.