Non-performing loans to total gross loans (%) in Malta
Malta: Non-performing loans to total gross loans (%) was 2.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Non-performing loans to total gross loans in Malta, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malta recorded 2.6% for non-performing loans to total gross loans in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.1% on the previous year and down 71.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, non-performing loans to total gross loans in Malta peaked at 9.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2024.
Malta ranks 104th of 156 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Non-performing loans to total gross loans (%) in Malta, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 8.2% | — |
| 2006 | 6.5% | -21.2% |
| 2007 | 5.3% | -17.9% |
| 2008 | 5.0% | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 5.8% | +15.4% |
| 2010 | 7.0% | +21.3% |
| 2011 | 7.1% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 7.8% | +9.4% |
| 2013 | 8.9% | +15.4% |
| 2014 | 9.0% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 7.1% | -21.6% |
| 2016 | 5.3% | -25.4% |
| 2017 | 4.1% | -23.1% |
| 2018 | 3.4% | -17.6% |
| 2019 | 3.2% | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 3.7% | +14.2% |
| 2021 | 5.0% | +37.0% |
| 2022 | 3.5% | -30.3% |
| 2023 | 3.2% | -9.7% |
| 2024 | 2.6% | -17.1% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 2.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.1%, 1.3× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Malta's 2.6% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 4.9%, 53% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.2% | 5.0% | 8.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 6.3% | 3.2% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.6% | 2.6% | 5.0% | 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 non-performing loans to total gross loans in Malta?
- Non-performing loans to total gross loans in Malta was 2.6% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest non-performing loans to total gross loans recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 9.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest non-performing loans to total gross loans recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2024.
- How does Malta rank for non-performing loans to total gross loans?
- Malta ranks 104th out of 156 countries with data for 2024.
- Is non-performing loans to total gross loans rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Non-performing loans to total gross loans (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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