Lending interest rate in Malta
Malta: Lending interest rate was 4.7% in 2013. ▼ Falling
Lending interest rate in Malta, 1995–2013
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2013, lending interest rate in Malta stood at 4.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lending interest rate in Malta peaked at 8.1% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 4.5%, in 2009.
Malta ranks 129th of 148 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.8% | 7.4% | 8.1% | 5 |
| 2000s | 5.9% | 4.5% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 4.6% | 4.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More financial sector data for Malta
- Net migration 5,161 (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 0.2461 (2024)
- Net domestic credit 19.16 billion current LCU (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 61.7% (2024)
- Net foreign assets 13.48 billion current LCU (2023)
- Claims on central government, etc. 13.8% (2024)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 61.7% (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector 61.7% (2024)
- Official exchange rate 0.885 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- GDP deflator: linked series 120.45 base year varies by country (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lending interest rate in Malta?
- Lending interest rate in Malta was 4.7% in 2013, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest lending interest rate recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 8.1% in 1998.
- What is the lowest lending interest rate recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5% in 2009.
- How does Malta rank for lending interest rate?
- Malta ranks 129th out of 148 countries with data for 2013.
- Is lending interest rate rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.6%. 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 Lending interest rate (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lending rate is the bank rate that usually meets the short- and medium-term financing needs of the private sector. This rate is normally differentiated according to creditworthiness of borrowers and objectives of financing. The terms and conditions attached to these rates differ by country, however, limiting their comparability.