Stock market return (%, year-on-year) in Malta
Malta: Stock market return (%, year-on-year) was -2.3% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Stock market return in Malta, 1996–2021
Source: Bloomberg. Measured in %, year-on-year.
Analysis
In 2021, stock market return in Malta stood at -2.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 85.3% on the previous year and up 58.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stock market return in Malta peaked at 97.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, -29.9%, in 2001.
That places Malta 82nd out of 86 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Stock market return (%, year-on-year) in Malta, year by year
| Year | %, year-on-year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | -0.5% | — |
| 1997 | 7.8% | -1798.3% |
| 1998 | 5.6% | -28.4% |
| 1999 | 70.6% | +1171.4% |
| 2000 | 97.4% | +38.0% |
| 2001 | -29.9% | -130.7% |
| 2002 | -24.1% | -19.5% |
| 2003 | -2.5% | -89.6% |
| 2004 | 35.6% | -1528.6% |
| 2005 | 38.0% | +6.9% |
| 2006 | 47.6% | +25.0% |
| 2007 | -10.5% | -122.1% |
| 2008 | -15.8% | +50.4% |
| 2009 | -25.8% | +63.4% |
| 2010 | 15.5% | -159.9% |
| 2011 | -5.4% | -135.2% |
| 2012 | -8.2% | +49.7% |
| 2013 | 10.8% | -232.4% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | -92.5% |
| 2015 | 16.9% | +1985.8% |
| 2016 | 12.4% | -26.2% |
| 2017 | 3.4% | -72.9% |
| 2018 | -5.1% | -252.1% |
| 2019 | 7.0% | -236.9% |
| 2020 | -15.5% | -320.5% |
| 2021 | -2.3% | -85.3% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's -2.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 23.7%. (49 countries reporting)
- Malta's -2.3% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 15.8%. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Stock market return (%, year-on-year) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +1985.8% | 0.8% | 16.9% |
| 1997 | +1798.3% | -0.5% | 7.8% |
| 2004 | +1528.6% | -2.5% | 35.6% |
| 1999 | +1171.4% | 5.6% | 70.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.9% | -0.5% | 70.6% | 4 |
| 2000s | 11.0% | -29.9% | 97.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.8% | -8.2% | 16.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | -8.9% | -15.5% | -2.3% | 2 |
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 stock market return in Malta?
- Stock market return in Malta was -2.3% in 2021, according to Bloomberg.
- What is the highest stock market return recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 97.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest stock market return recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was -29.9% in 2001.
- How does Malta rank for stock market return?
- Malta ranks 82nd out of 86 countries with data for 2021.
- Is stock market return rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Bloomberg, published as part of Stock market return (%, year-on-year). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Stock market return is the growth rate of annual average stock market index. Annual average stock market index is constructed by taking the average of the daily stock market indexes available at Bloomberg.