Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita (gold capita) in Malta
Malta: Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita (gold capita) was 1,944 SDR per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita in Malta, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in SDR per person.
Analysis
In 2025, total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per capita in Malta stood at 1,944 SDR per person.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 109.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per capita in Malta peaked at 5,910 SDR per person in 2007 and was at its lowest, 181.59 SDR per person, in 1960.
That places Malta 68th out of 179 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita (gold capita) in Malta, year by year
| Year | SDR per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 181.59 SDR per person | — |
| 1961 | 182.32 SDR per person | +0.4% |
| 1962 | 205.93 SDR per person | +12.9% |
| 1963 | 214.23 SDR per person | +4.0% |
| 1964 | 222.57 SDR per person | +3.9% |
| 1965 | 247.49 SDR per person | +11.2% |
| 1966 | 286.17 SDR per person | +15.6% |
| 1967 | 287.27 SDR per person | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 497.96 SDR per person | +73.3% |
| 1969 | 457.75 SDR per person | -8.1% |
| 1970 | 523.88 SDR per person | +14.4% |
| 1971 | 609 SDR per person | +16.2% |
| 1972 | 866.76 SDR per person | +42.3% |
| 1973 | 960.17 SDR per person | +10.8% |
| 1974 | 1,224 SDR per person | +27.5% |
| 1975 | 1,503 SDR per person | +22.8% |
| 1976 | 1,845 SDR per person | +22.7% |
| 1977 | 2,089 SDR per person | +13.2% |
| 1978 | 2,491 SDR per person | +19.2% |
| 1979 | 2,907 SDR per person | +16.7% |
| 1980 | 3,085 SDR per person | +6.1% |
| 1981 | 3,380 SDR per person | +9.6% |
| 1982 | 3,601 SDR per person | +6.5% |
| 1983 | 3,735 SDR per person | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 3,499 SDR per person | -6.3% |
| 1985 | 3,083 SDR per person | -11.9% |
| 1986 | 3,172 SDR per person | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 3,356 SDR per person | +5.8% |
| 1988 | 3,329 SDR per person | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 3,137 SDR per person | -5.8% |
| 1990 | 2,962 SDR per person | -5.6% |
| 1991 | 2,641 SDR per person | -10.8% |
| 1992 | 2,588 SDR per person | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 2,748 SDR per person | +6.2% |
| 1994 | 3,454 SDR per person | +25.7% |
| 1995 | 2,888 SDR per person | -16.4% |
| 1996 | 2,995 SDR per person | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 2,886 SDR per person | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 3,068 SDR per person | +6.3% |
| 1999 | 3,365 SDR per person | +9.7% |
| 2000 | 2,895 SDR per person | -14.0% |
| 2001 | 3,376 SDR per person | +16.6% |
| 2002 | 4,106 SDR per person | +21.6% |
| 2003 | 4,610 SDR per person | +12.3% |
| 2004 | 4,387 SDR per person | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 4,467 SDR per person | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 4,888 SDR per person | +9.4% |
| 2007 | 5,910 SDR per person | +20.9% |
| 2008 | 592.21 SDR per person | -90.0% |
| 2009 | 832.79 SDR per person | +40.6% |
| 2010 | 846.16 SDR per person | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 806 SDR per person | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 1,092 SDR per person | +35.5% |
| 2013 | 912.45 SDR per person | -16.4% |
| 2014 | 986.22 SDR per person | +8.1% |
| 2015 | 928.73 SDR per person | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 1,108 SDR per person | +19.3% |
| 2017 | 1,252 SDR per person | +13.0% |
| 2018 | 1,522 SDR per person | +21.6% |
| 2019 | 1,346 SDR per person | -11.6% |
| 2020 | 1,253 SDR per person | -6.9% |
| 2021 | 1,585 SDR per person | +26.5% |
| 2022 | 1,697 SDR per person | +7.0% |
| 2023 | 1,649 SDR per person | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 1,911 SDR per person | +15.9% |
| 2025 | 1,944 SDR per person | +1.7% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 1,944 SDR per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 4,237 SDR per person, 46% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Malta's 1,944 SDR per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1,606 SDR per person, 1.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita (gold capita) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | -90.0% | 5,910 SDR per person | 592.21 SDR per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 278.33 SDR per person | 181.59 SDR per person | 497.96 SDR per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 1,502 SDR per person | 523.88 SDR per person | 2,907 SDR per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,338 SDR per person | 3,083 SDR per person | 3,735 SDR per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,960 SDR per person | 2,588 SDR per person | 3,454 SDR per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,606 SDR per person | 592.21 SDR per person | 5,910 SDR per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,080 SDR per person | 806 SDR per person | 1,522 SDR per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,673 SDR per person | 1,253 SDR per person | 1,944 SDR per person | 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 total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per capita in Malta?
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per capita in Malta was 1,944 SDR per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per capita recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 5,910 SDR per person in 2007.
- What is the lowest total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per capita recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 181.59 SDR per person in 1960.
- How does Malta rank for total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per capita?
- Malta ranks 68th out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per capita rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 109.3%. 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 Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Total reserves (gold at market value) International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.