Arrears on mortgage or rent payments in Malta
Malta: Arrears on mortgage or rent payments was 1.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.8%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
29th
of 47 countries
All-time high
2.7%
in 2014
All-time low
1.0%
in 2009
Years of data
21
2005–2025
Arrears on mortgage or rent payments in Malta, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, arrears on mortgage or rent payments in Malta stood at 1.8%.
That represents a change of down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arrears on mortgage or rent payments in Malta peaked at 2.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2009.
That places Malta 29th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Arrears on mortgage or rent payments in Malta, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1.3% | — |
| 2006 | 1.4% | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 1.2% | -14.3% |
| 2008 | 1.5% | +25.0% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | -33.3% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 1.7% | +54.5% |
| 2012 | 2.3% | +35.3% |
| 2013 | 2.4% | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 2.7% | +12.5% |
| 2015 | 2.4% | -11.1% |
| 2016 | 2.6% | +8.3% |
| 2017 | 1.9% | -26.9% |
| 2018 | 2.6% | +36.8% |
| 2019 | 2.4% | -7.7% |
| 2020 | 2.2% | -8.3% |
| 2021 | 1.8% | -18.2% |
| 2022 | 1.5% | -16.7% |
| 2023 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.8% | +20.0% |
| 2025 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 1.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.1%, 86% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.3% | 1.0% | 1.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 1.1% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.5% | 2.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More reference data data for Malta
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0121 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0042 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0205 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0008 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0205 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0404 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0227 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0192 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1009 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0043 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arrears on mortgage or rent payments in Malta?
- Arrears on mortgage or rent payments in Malta was 1.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest arrears on mortgage or rent payments recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 2.7% in 2014.
- What is the lowest arrears on mortgage or rent payments recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2009.
- How does Malta rank for arrears on mortgage or rent payments?
- Malta ranks 29th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is arrears on mortgage or rent payments rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Arrears on mortgage or rent payments. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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