Malta's adjusted savings, net national savings (current US$) was US$2.64 billion in 2021, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 482.51% from US$453.92 million in 2011 (19.27% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$2.64 billion | 2021 |
| Five years earlier | US$1.54 billion | 2016 |
| Ten years earlier | US$453.92 million | 2011 |
| Highest | US$2.73 billion | 2019 |
| Lowest | −US$204.93 million | 2000 |
| Average since 2012 | US$1.79 billion | 2012–2021 |
| First recorded | US$31.34 million |
What the numbers say
In 2021, Malta's adjusted savings, net national savings (current US$) rose US$1.07 billion on 2020 (from US$1.57 billion to US$2.64 billion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2020), the average change was +US$37.41 million and a typical year strayed about US$358.26 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.9 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$1.07 billion in 2021 and the biggest yearly fall was US$1.15 billion in 2020. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2012 to 2021 the straight-line trend is upward, about US$211.59 million a year. A straight line explains 66% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2021, Malta had the 85th highest value of the 132 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to Malta in the 2021 ranking
- Serbia — 81st of 132: US$3.92 billion
- Mauritania — 82nd of 132: US$3.09 billion
- Bermuda — 83rd of 132: US$2.78 billion
- Haiti — 85th of 132: US$1.97 billion
- Jordan — 86th of 132: US$1.86 billion
- North Macedonia — 87th of 132: US$1.84 billion
What this measures
Net national savings are equal to gross national savings less the value of consumption of fixed capital. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
All 51 values
| Year | Adjusted savings, net national savings (current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 2,644,136,069 |
| 2020 | 1,572,123,729 |
| 2019 | 2,725,697,814 |
| 2018 | 2,699,492,709 |
| 2017 | 2,219,951,124 |
| 2016 | 1,539,081,955 |
| 2015 | 1,798,444,371 |
| 2014 | 1,468,706,775 |
| 2013 | 826,186,502 |
| 2012 | 419,550,022 |
Adjusted savings, net national savings (current US$) in nearby economies
- Algeria — US$46.26 billion (2021)
- Bahrain — US$7.85 billion (2018)
- Egypt, Arab Rep. — US$7.15 billion (2021)
- Iraq — US$41.99 billion (2021)
- Israel — US$69.99 billion (2021)
- Jordan — US$1.86 billion (2021)
- Kuwait — US$32.13 billion (2019)
- Lebanon — −US$5.58 billion (2021)
- Libya — −US$12.06 billion (2020)
- Morocco
More economic policy & debt data for Malta
- Total reserves, including gold (current US$) — US$1.54 billion (2025)
- Total reserves, excluding gold (current US$) — US$1.49 billion (2025)
- Other manufacturing (% of value added in manufacturing) — 46.54% (2023)
- Textiles and clothing (% of value added in manufacturing) — 1.23% (2023)
- Chemicals (% of value added in manufacturing) — 6.47% (2023)
- Machinery and transport equipment (% of value added in manufacturing) — 30.86% (2023)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) — US$14.36 billion (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) — 51.71% (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Malta's adjusted savings, net national savings (current US$)?
- US$2.64 billion in 2021, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1971?
- It is up 8,337% from US$31.34 million in 1971 (9.28% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$2.73 billion in 2019 and the lowest −US$204.93 million in 2000.
- How does Malta rank?
- 85th highest of 132 economies with data for 2021.
- Is the latest change in adjusted savings, net national savings (current US$) unusual for Malta?
- In 2021, Malta's adjusted savings, net national savings (current US$) rose US$1.07 billion on 2020 (from US$1.57 billion to US$2.64 billion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2020), the average change was +US$37.41 million and a typical year strayed about US$358.26 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.9 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.ADJ.NNAT.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB); The Changing Wealth of Nations: Measuring Sustainable Development in the New Millennium, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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