Provisions to nonperforming loans (%) in Malta
Malta: Provisions to nonperforming loans (%) was 49.7% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Provisions to nonperforming loans in Malta, 2006–2020
Source: Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Malta recorded 49.7% for provisions to nonperforming loans in 2020. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 26.5% on the previous year and up 89.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, provisions to nonperforming loans in Malta peaked at 49.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 13.9%, in 2008.
Malta ranks 100th of 140 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Provisions to nonperforming loans (%) in Malta, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 20.9% | — |
| 2007 | 16.0% | -23.4% |
| 2008 | 13.9% | -13.1% |
| 2009 | 28.3% | +103.6% |
| 2010 | 26.2% | -7.4% |
| 2011 | 26.4% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 27.4% | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 30.1% | +10.1% |
| 2014 | 31.4% | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 37.1% | +18.0% |
| 2016 | 39.9% | +7.5% |
| 2017 | 40.9% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 40.1% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 39.3% | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 49.7% | +26.5% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 49.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 51.6%, 96% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Malta's 49.7% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 58.7%, 85% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Provisions to nonperforming loans (%) in Malta changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +103.6% | 13.9% | 28.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.8% | 13.9% | 28.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 33.9% | 26.2% | 40.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.7% | 49.7% | 49.7% | 1 |
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 provisions to nonperforming loans in Malta?
- Provisions to nonperforming loans in Malta was 49.7% in 2020, according to Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest provisions to nonperforming loans recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 49.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest provisions to nonperforming loans recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.9% in 2008.
- How does Malta rank for provisions to nonperforming loans?
- Malta ranks 100th out of 140 countries with data for 2020.
- Is provisions to nonperforming loans rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 89.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Provisions to nonperforming loans (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Provisions to nonperforming loans. Nonperforming Loans are loans for which the contractual payments are delinquent, usually defined as and NPL ratio being overdue for more than a certain number of days (e.g., usually more than 90 days). Reported by IMF staff. Note that due to differences in national accounting, taxation, and supervisory regimes, these data are not strictly comparable across countries.