Malta MLT

Malta sovereign credibility, in brief

Malta scores 59.4 out of 100 on the composite sovereign credibility index — credibility band 50–65. That ranks it 1 of 8 in Middle East & North Africa, the 100th percentile of the region. The score has risen 0.2 points over the past seven days. CPI 2.5% near 2.0% target — on target | credibility under pressure (59/100).

As of 2026-09-10 · scored daily from public data under methodology v8

Regional standing

Rank 1/8 in Middle East & North Africa · 100th percentile

In one line

CPI 2.5% near 2.0% target — on target | credibility under pressure (59/100)

Malta holds #47 on the headline ranking, against 7 others we score in Middle East & North Africa. None of them reach a stronger band than Malta; 6 sit in a weaker one. Their split: 1 in 50–65, 3 in 35–50, 3 in < 35. Algeria tops them at #106; Yemen, Rep. closes them at #151. No neighbour here outranks Malta; the nearest below is Algeria at #106. 1 of the 7 is monitored rather than ranked — the dashes below. Mid-table is where the ranking moves most: a couple of points reshuffles several places. A rising score only buys places in this table when the names above it stand still. Same seven dimensions, same sources, same day.

Rank is the position in the full cross-country ranking, not within Middle East & North Africa. 6 of these 7 carry one. Composite scores are part of a subscription.

Questions about the Malta score

What does a score of 59.4 mean for Malta?

59.4/100, band 50–65: some of the discipline holds and some of it slips, which is what the middle looks like. That is 9.4 points above the 50 mid-point of the scale. Seven weighted dimensions produce the figure and no analyst adjusts it afterwards. Nothing in it is a forecast — it grades what Malta's central bank has already done, said and delivered.

How often is Malta's score updated?

Nightly, off that day's public releases; this page carries the 2026-09-10 run. Seven days back it read 59.2, so the week added 0.2. A 90-day trailing average damps single prints, so a weekly move past a couple of points is a real one. Tomorrow's run replaces the 2026-09-10 figure outright rather than revising it in place.

What is the 50–65 credibility band?

Five bands cut the scale — ≥ 80, 65–80, 50–65, 35–50, < 35 — and 50–65 is step 3. Malta clears its 50 floor by 9.4 and stops 5.6 short of 65. The step above is 65–80 and the step below is 35–50. Bands grade monetary behaviour, not default risk, so none of this is a credit rating.