Net foreign assets in Malta
Malta: Net foreign assets was 13.48 billion current LCU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Net foreign assets in Malta, 2005–2023
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Malta recorded 13.48 billion current LCU for net foreign assets in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.9% on the previous year and up 41.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net foreign assets in Malta peaked at 13.48 billion current LCU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.02 billion current LCU, in 2005.
That places Malta 135th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.89 billion current LCU | 4.02 billion current LCU | 5.44 billion current LCU | 5 |
| 2010s | 10.55 billion current LCU | 8.99 billion current LCU | 12.06 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.02 billion current LCU | 12.48 billion current LCU | 13.48 billion current LCU | 4 |
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More financial sector data for Malta
- Domestic credit to private sector 61.7% (2024)
- Claims on central government, etc. 13.8% (2024)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 61.7% (2024)
- Net domestic credit 19.16 billion current LCU (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 0.2461 (2024)
- Net migration 5,161 (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 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)
- Inflation, GDP deflator: linked series 2.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net foreign assets in Malta?
- Net foreign assets in Malta was 13.48 billion current LCU in 2023, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest net foreign assets recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 13.48 billion current LCU in 2023.
- What is the lowest net foreign assets recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.02 billion current LCU in 2005.
- How does Malta rank for net foreign assets?
- Malta ranks 135th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is net foreign assets rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Net foreign assets (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net foreign assets are the sum of foreign assets held by monetary authorities and deposit money banks, less their foreign liabilities. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.