DEC alternative conversion factor in Malta
Malta: DEC alternative conversion factor was 0.885 LCU per US$ in 2025. ▼ Falling
DEC alternative conversion factor in Malta, 1970–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in LCU per US$.
Analysis
Malta recorded 0.885 LCU per US$ for dec alternative conversion factor in 2025.
That represents a change of down 4.2% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dec alternative conversion factor in Malta peaked at 1.09 LCU per US$ in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.6799 LCU per US$, in 2008.
That places Malta 180th out of 214 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9168 LCU per US$ | 0.835 LCU per US$ | 0.9903 LCU per US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9142 LCU per US$ | 0.7707 LCU per US$ | 1.09 LCU per US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8402 LCU per US$ | 0.7403 LCU per US$ | 0.9292 LCU per US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8489 LCU per US$ | 0.6799 LCU per US$ | 1.05 LCU per US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8187 LCU per US$ | 0.7184 LCU per US$ | 0.9034 LCU per US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9007 LCU per US$ | 0.8455 LCU per US$ | 0.9496 LCU per US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 178 Bulgaria 0.8871 LCU per US$ compare
- 179 Saint Martin (French part) 0.885 LCU per US$ compare
- 180 Andorra 0.885 LCU per US$ compare
- 180 Austria 0.885 LCU per US$ compare
- 180 Belgium 0.885 LCU per US$ compare
- 180 Croatia 0.885 LCU per US$ compare
- 180 Cyprus 0.885 LCU per US$ compare
- 180 Estonia 0.885 LCU per US$ compare
- 180 Finland 0.885 LCU per US$ compare
- 180 France 0.885 LCU per US$ compare
- 180 Germany 0.885 LCU per US$ compare
- 180 Greece 0.885 LCU per US$ compare
- 180 Ireland 0.885 LCU per US$ compare
- 180 Italy 0.885 LCU per US$ compare
- 180 Latvia 0.885 LCU per US$ compare
- 180 Lithuania 0.885 LCU per US$ compare
- 180 Luxembourg 0.885 LCU per US$ compare
- 180 Monaco 0.885 LCU per US$ compare
- 180 Montenegro 0.885 LCU per US$ compare
- 180 Netherlands 0.885 LCU per US$ compare
- 180 Portugal 0.885 LCU per US$ compare
- 180 San Marino 0.885 LCU per US$ compare
- 180 Slovakia 0.885 LCU per US$ compare
- 180 Slovenia 0.885 LCU per US$ compare
- 180 Spain 0.885 LCU per US$ compare
More economy & growth data for Malta
- Taxes less subsidies on products 2.00 billion current LCU (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 2.26 billion current US$ (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -2.49 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -2.81 billion current US$ (2025)
- GNI per capita 38,102 current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 41,440 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 22.09 billion current LCU (2025)
- GNI 24.96 billion current US$ (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method 24.02 billion current US$ (2025)
- Gross domestic savings 37.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dec alternative conversion factor in Malta?
- Dec alternative conversion factor in Malta was 0.885 LCU per US$ in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest dec alternative conversion factor recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 1.09 LCU per US$ in 1985.
- What is the lowest dec alternative conversion factor recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6799 LCU per US$ in 2008.
- How does Malta rank for dec alternative conversion factor?
- Malta ranks 180th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is dec alternative conversion factor rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of DEC alternative conversion factor (LCU per US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The DEC alternative conversion factor is the underlying annual exchange rate (the price of one country’s currency in relation to another country's currency) used for the World Bank Atlas method. As a rule, it is the official exchange rate reported in the IMF's International Financial Statistics. Exceptions arise where further refinements are made by World Bank staff. It is expressed in local currency units per U.S. dollar.