01_Cross-border loans from BIS reporting banks in Malta

Malta: 01_Cross-border loans from BIS reporting banks was 17.28 billion in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
17.28 billion
Change on year
up 33.4%
World rank
66th
of 208 countries
All-time high
32.99 billion
in 2008
All-time low
1.79 billion
in 1996
Years of data
31
1995–2025

01_Cross-border loans from BIS reporting banks in Malta, 1995–2025

010.0B20.0B30.0B1995201020251995: 1.8B1996: 1.8B1997: 2.4B1998: 2.7B1999: 3.3B2000: 3.0B2001: 4.7B2002: 4.4B2003: 6.0B2004: 9.6B2005: 13.4B2006: 16.6B2007: 23.4B2008: 33.0B2009: 32.5B2010: 29.3B2011: 28.1B2012: 26.7B2013: 26.3B2014: 22.6B2015: 21.7B2016: 18.9B2017: 20.2B2018: 19.1B2019: 21.4B2020: 19.4B2021: 17.7B2022: 18.0B2023: 16.1B2024: 13.0B2025: 17.3B

Source: BIS.

Analysis

Malta recorded 17.28 billion for 01_cross-border loans from bis reporting banks in 2025.

The figure is up 33.4% on the previous year and down 20.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, 01_cross-border loans from bis reporting banks in Malta peaked at 32.99 billion in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1.79 billion, in 1996.

That places Malta 66th out of 208 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.40 billion 1.79 billion 3.29 billion 5
2000s 14.65 billion 3.00 billion 32.99 billion 10
2010s 23.43 billion 18.90 billion 29.30 billion 10
2020s 16.93 billion 12.95 billion 19.44 billion 6

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 63 Mauritius 21.56 billion compare
  2. 64 Bangladesh 20.95 billion compare
  3. 65 Slovakia 20.49 billion compare
  4. 67 Laos 14.89 billion compare
  5. 68 Cambodia 14.77 billion compare
  6. 69 Oman 14.73 billion compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is 01_cross-border loans from bis reporting banks in Malta?
01_cross-border loans from bis reporting banks in Malta was 17.28 billion in 2025, according to BIS.
What is the highest 01_cross-border loans from bis reporting banks recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 32.99 billion in 2008.
What is the lowest 01_cross-border loans from bis reporting banks recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 1.79 billion in 1996.
How does Malta rank for 01_cross-border loans from bis reporting banks?
Malta ranks 66th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
Is 01_cross-border loans from bis reporting banks rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Malta data come from?
The figures come from BIS, published as part of 01_Cross-border loans from BIS reporting banks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
01_Cross-border loans from BIS reporting banks
Source
BIS
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
209 places, 6,309 data points, 1995–2025
Last refreshed

The data are derived from the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) Locational Banking Statistics.