Malta Policy interest rate
Malta Policy interest rate is 2.5 percent, in force since 16 Sep 2026, cited to European Central Bank, Key ECB interest rates table: deposit facility 2.50% with effect. It was 2.25 percent before that. Last checked against the official source on 9 Oct 2026.
Official source: European Central Bank, Key ECB interest rates table: deposit facility 2.50% with effect from 16 September · Last checked 2026-10-09 · source fingerprint
ECB deposit facility rate — the euro area policy rate that applies to Malta. the Central Bank of Malta is a Eurosystem national central bank and sets no independent policy rate.
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| Current value | 2.5 percent |
|---|---|
| In force from | 2026-09-16 |
| Official source | European Central Bank, Key ECB interest rates table: deposit facility 2.50% with effect from 16 September 2026 (Governing Council monetary policy decisions of 10 September 2026, press release ecb.mp260910) |
| Last verified | 2026-10-09 |
| Verification | primary — No verification limitation recorded — read from the official source cited. |
| Provenance | source fingerprint |
What this value means
Official ECB Governing Council press release dated 10 September 2026. Headline policy-rate figure used is the deposit facility rate, 2.50%. Structural: Malta has no national policy rate; CBM implements ECB rates. Series coverage floor remains MT euro adoption 2008-01-01. Citation moved 2026-10-09 from the 10 September 2026 press release (https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/pr/date/2026/html/ecb.mp260910~314e508016.en.html) to the key ECB interest rates table, whose newest row (2026 16 Sep., 2.50) the latest-decision gate now checks; the press release remains the decision record. Value unchanged.
Earlier values
| From | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-17 | 2.25 | European Central Bank, Key ECB interest rates (official… |
| 2025-06-11 | 2 | European Central Bank - key ECB interest rates, DEPOSIT… |
| 2025-04-23 | 2.25 | European Central Bank - key ECB interest rates, DEPOSIT… |
| 2025-03-12 | 2.5 | European Central Bank - key ECB interest rates, DEPOSIT… |
| 2025-02-05 | 2.75 | European Central Bank - key ECB interest rates, DEPOSIT… |
| 2024-12-18 | 3 | European Central Bank - key ECB interest rates, DEPOSIT… |
| 2024-10-23 | 3.25 | European Central Bank - key ECB interest rates, DEPOSIT… |
| 2024-09-18 | 3.5 | European Central Bank - key ECB interest rates, DEPOSIT… |
| 2024-06-12 | 3.75 | European Central Bank - key ECB interest rates, DEPOSIT… |
| 2023-09-20 | 4 | European Central Bank - key ECB interest rates, DEPOSIT… |
| 2023-08-02 | 3.75 | European Central Bank - key ECB interest rates, DEPOSIT… |
| 2023-06-21 | 3.5 | European Central Bank - key ECB interest rates, DEPOSIT… |
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