Net open position in foreign exchange to capital (%) in Malta
Malta: Net open position in foreign exchange to capital (%) was 0.4% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Net open position in foreign exchange to capital in Malta, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, net open position in foreign exchange to capital in Malta stood at 0.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and down 62.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net open position in foreign exchange to capital in Malta peaked at 2.4% in 2007 and was at its lowest, -3.6%, in 2005.
Malta ranks 91st of 129 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net open position in foreign exchange to capital (%) in Malta, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -3.6% | — |
| 2006 | 1.2% | -132.3% |
| 2007 | 2.4% | +105.6% |
| 2008 | -0.3% | -111.2% |
| 2009 | -0.2% | -29.1% |
| 2010 | -0.0% | -82.3% |
| 2011 | -0.3% | +864.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -137.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +16.4% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | +629.4% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | -66.3% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | +6.3% |
| 2017 | -0.1% | -113.5% |
| 2018 | -0.0% | -86.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -2005.8% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | +319.7% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | -50.9% |
| 2022 | -0.6% | -335.3% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | -162.3% |
| 2024 | 0.4% | +2.1% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 0.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.2%, 18% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Malta's 0.4% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.6%, 67% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net open position in foreign exchange to capital (%) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +2005.8% | -0.0% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -0.1% | -3.6% | 2.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | -0.3% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | -0.6% | 0.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More development goals data for Malta
- Red List Index 0.825 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1.28 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 2,447 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 7 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 7 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 6 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 2 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 3 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 3 (2025)
- Infant deaths 20 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net open position in foreign exchange to capital in Malta?
- Net open position in foreign exchange to capital in Malta was 0.4% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest net open position in foreign exchange to capital recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 2.4% in 2007.
- What is the lowest net open position in foreign exchange to capital recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.6% in 2005.
- How does Malta rank for net open position in foreign exchange to capital?
- Malta ranks 91st out of 129 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net open position in foreign exchange to capital rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Net open position in foreign exchange to capital (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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