Stock market return in Malta
Malta: Stock market return was -2.3% in 2021. β Volatile
Stock market return in Malta, 1996β2021
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.
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
- 81 Bosnia and Herzegovina -1.6% compare
- 83 Egypt, Arab Republic of -2.3% compare
- 84 Lao People's Democratic Republic -2.8% compare
- 85 Panama -4.9% 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)
- GDP deflator: linked series 120.45 base year varies by country (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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About this data
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.