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Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) (Assets, Positions, US) in Malta

Malta: Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) (Assets, Positions, US) was 0.0136 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.0136 US dollar per US$ of GDP
Change on year
down 12.9%
World rank
50th
of 160 countries
All-time high
0.0388 US dollar per US$ of GDP
in 1985
All-time low
0 US dollar per US$ of GDP
in 2017
Years of data
38
1980–2024

Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) (Assets, Positions, US) in Malta, 1980–2024

00.010.020.030.041980200220241980: 0.012 US dollar per US$ of GDP1981: 0.014 US dollar per US$ of GDP1982: 0.019 US dollar per US$ of GDP1983: 0.028 US dollar per US$ of GDP1984: 0.032 US dollar per US$ of GDP1985: 0.039 US dollar per US$ of GDP1986: 0.037 US dollar per US$ of GDP1994: 0.017 US dollar per US$ of GDP1995: 0.015 US dollar per US$ of GDP1996: 0.015 US dollar per US$ of GDP1997: 0.015 US dollar per US$ of GDP1998: 0.016 US dollar per US$ of GDP1999: 0.008 US dollar per US$ of GDP2000: 0.008 US dollar per US$ of GDP2001: 0.008 US dollar per US$ of GDP2002: 0.009 US dollar per US$ of GDP2003: 0.008 US dollar per US$ of GDP2004: 0.008 US dollar per US$ of GDP2005: 0.007 US dollar per US$ of GDP2006: 0.008 US dollar per US$ of GDP2007: 0.008 US dollar per US$ of GDP2008: 0.002 US dollar per US$ of GDP2009: 0.017 US dollar per US$ of GDP2010: 0.016 US dollar per US$ of GDP2011: 0.014 US dollar per US$ of GDP2012: 0.015 US dollar per US$ of GDP2013: 0.013 US dollar per US$ of GDP2014: 0.01 US dollar per US$ of GDP2015: 0.011 US dollar per US$ of GDP2016: 0.01 US dollar per US$ of GDP2017: 0 US dollar per US$ of GDP2018: 0 US dollar per US$ of GDP2019: 0 US dollar per US$ of GDP2020: 0 US dollar per US$ of GDP2021: 0 US dollar per US$ of GDP2022: 0.018 US dollar per US$ of GDP2023: 0.016 US dollar per US$ of GDP2024: 0.014 US dollar per US$ of GDP

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Malta recorded 0.0136 US dollar per US$ of GDP for reserve assets, special drawing rights (sdrs) (assets, positions, us) in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.9% on the previous year and up 31.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, reserve assets, special drawing rights (sdrs) (assets, positions, us) in Malta peaked at 0.0388 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0 US dollar per US$ of GDP, in 2017.

That places Malta 50th out of 160 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) (Assets, Positions, US) in Malta, year by year

Year US dollar per US$ of GDP Change
1980 0.0115 US dollar per US$ of GDP —
1981 0.0137 US dollar per US$ of GDP +19.0%
1982 0.0189 US dollar per US$ of GDP +38.0%
1983 0.0277 US dollar per US$ of GDP +46.6%
1984 0.0317 US dollar per US$ of GDP +14.5%
1985 0.0388 US dollar per US$ of GDP +22.4%
1986 0.0368 US dollar per US$ of GDP -5.2%
1994 0.0174 US dollar per US$ of GDP -52.7%
1995 0.0151 US dollar per US$ of GDP -13.2%
1996 0.015 US dollar per US$ of GDP -0.9%
1997 0.015 US dollar per US$ of GDP +0.2%
1998 0.0156 US dollar per US$ of GDP +4.0%
1999 0.0075 US dollar per US$ of GDP -51.8%
2000 0.0079 US dollar per US$ of GDP +5.3%
2001 0.0081 US dollar per US$ of GDP +3.0%
2002 0.0088 US dollar per US$ of GDP +8.4%
2003 0.0082 US dollar per US$ of GDP -7.1%
2004 0.0079 US dollar per US$ of GDP -3.3%
2005 0.0072 US dollar per US$ of GDP -9.5%
2006 0.0076 US dollar per US$ of GDP +6.1%
2007 0.0076 US dollar per US$ of GDP -0.2%
2008 0.002 US dollar per US$ of GDP -74.2%
2009 0.0171 US dollar per US$ of GDP +775.0%
2010 0.0163 US dollar per US$ of GDP -4.9%
2011 0.0142 US dollar per US$ of GDP -12.7%
2012 0.0146 US dollar per US$ of GDP +2.4%
2013 0.0128 US dollar per US$ of GDP -12.3%
2014 0.0103 US dollar per US$ of GDP -19.5%
2015 0.0107 US dollar per US$ of GDP +3.9%
2016 0.0098 US dollar per US$ of GDP -8.6%
2017 0 US dollar per US$ of GDP -100.0%
2018 0 US dollar per US$ of GDP —
2019 0 US dollar per US$ of GDP —
2020 0 US dollar per US$ of GDP —
2021 0 US dollar per US$ of GDP —
2022 0.0176 US dollar per US$ of GDP —
2023 0.0156 US dollar per US$ of GDP -11.7%
2024 0.0136 US dollar per US$ of GDP -12.9%

Malta compared with similar countries

  • Malta's 0.0136 US dollar per US$ of GDP is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0112 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 1.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Malta's 0.0136 US dollar per US$ of GDP is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0061 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 2.2× the median. (15 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) (Assets, Positions, US) 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.

YearChange FromTo
2009 +775.0% 0.002 US dollar per US$ of GDP 0.0171 US dollar per US$ of GDP
2017 -100.0% 0.0098 US dollar per US$ of GDP 0 US dollar per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.0256 US dollar per US$ of GDP 0.0115 US dollar per US$ of GDP 0.0388 US dollar per US$ of GDP 7
1990s 0.0143 US dollar per US$ of GDP 0.0075 US dollar per US$ of GDP 0.0174 US dollar per US$ of GDP 6
2000s 0.0082 US dollar per US$ of GDP 0.002 US dollar per US$ of GDP 0.0171 US dollar per US$ of GDP 10
2010s 0.0089 US dollar per US$ of GDP 0 US dollar per US$ of GDP 0.0163 US dollar per US$ of GDP 10
2020s 0.0093 US dollar per US$ of GDP 0 US dollar per US$ of GDP 0.0176 US dollar per US$ of GDP 5

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 47 Norway 0.0142 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 48 Japan 0.0137 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 49 Austria 0.0136 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 51 Russia 0.0132 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
  5. 52 Slovenia 0.0131 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
  6. 53 Malaysia 0.0126 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is reserve assets, special drawing rights (sdrs) (assets, positions, us) in Malta?
Reserve assets, special drawing rights (sdrs) (assets, positions, us) in Malta was 0.0136 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest reserve assets, special drawing rights (sdrs) (assets, positions, us) recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 0.0388 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 1985.
What is the lowest reserve assets, special drawing rights (sdrs) (assets, positions, us) recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 0 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2017.
How does Malta rank for reserve assets, special drawing rights (sdrs) (assets, positions, us)?
Malta ranks 50th out of 160 countries with data for 2024.
Is reserve assets, special drawing rights (sdrs) (assets, positions, us) rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is up 31.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Malta data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator
Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP
Unit
US dollar per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
160 places, 4,116 data points, 1970–2025
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Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.