Malta

mkt_mt
Showing the last complete snapshot.Live data is being refreshed. Last loaded 2026-10-30 14:53 UTC.

Malta’s international business links sit within a euro-area payment market of about 580,000 residents in 2025. Bank accounts connect to SEPA transfers and direct debits, while cards and electronic-money providers offer checkout routes in an economy with GDP per capita near US$47,900.

Alpha-3:MLT
NUM:470
Population
580K
GDP
$28B
GDP per Capita
$48K
GDP Growth
4.0%
Deepdive

World Bank, World Development Indicators (WDI), 2025

Cash in Malta

Malta paid cash for 67% of point-of-sale transactions in 2024, the euro area's highest share, despite a decline from 2022. The island's international finance sector coexists with an unusually persistent habit of paying with cash.

ATMs (PER 100K)
40.2
BANKS (PER 100K)
21.0
DEBIT CARDS (PER ADULT)
1.8
CREDIT CARDS (PER ADULT)
0.6
Compare

IMF, Financial Access Survey (FAS), 2025

Payment Methods

Estimated Monthly Usage, Aurato Research, October 2026

Schemes

Loading scheme data…

Systems

Loading system data…

PSPs

Compliance

Standards