Facts
- Government gross debt, % of GDP
- 46.2 % (2025)
- Fiscal balance, % of GDP
- -2.2 % (2025)
- GDP, current prices
- $27.9 bn (2025)
- Current account, % of GDP
- 8.6 % (2025)
- Debt level
- 30–60% of GDP
- Change in debt ratio, last 10 years
- −8.8 pp
- ISO code
- MLT
Sources: US Treasury Fiscal Data — Debt to the Penny, MSPD (public domain), IMF World Economic Outlook, World Bank WDI (CC BY 4.0)
Government gross debt, % of GDP
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 46.2 % |
| 2024 | 46.0 % |
| 2023 | 46.9 % |
| 2022 | 50.1 % |
| 2021 | 49.5 % |
| 2020 | 48.6 % |
| 2019 | 39.2 % |
| 2018 | 41.4 % |
| 2017 | 45.6 % |
| 2016 | 53.1 % |
| 2015 | 55.0 % |
| 2014 | 60.7 % |
GDP, current prices ($ billions)
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | $27.9 bn |
| 2024 | $25.0 bn |
| 2023 | $22.6 bn |
| 2022 | $19.0 bn |
| 2021 | $19.8 bn |
| 2020 | $16.4 bn |
| 2019 | $16.3 bn |
| 2018 | $16.2 bn |
| 2017 | $14.2 bn |
| 2016 | $12.0 bn |
| 2015 | $11.3 bn |
| 2014 | $11.9 bn |
Current account balance, % of GDP
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 8.6 % |
| 2024 | 7.1 % |
| 2023 | 6.5 % |
| 2022 | -2.9 % |
| 2021 | 9.4 % |
| 2020 | 16.0 % |
| 2019 | 17.9 % |
| 2018 | 13.3 % |
| 2017 | 18.9 % |
| 2016 | -0.6 % |
| 2015 | 2.6 % |
| 2014 | 8.3 % |
Net lending / borrowing, % of GDP
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | -2.2 % |
| 2024 | -3.4 % |
| 2023 | -4.4 % |
| 2022 | -5.3 % |
| 2021 | -6.9 % |
| 2020 | -8.7 % |
| 2019 | 0.7 % |
| 2018 | 1.9 % |
| 2017 | 3.4 % |
| 2016 | 1.1 % |
| 2015 | -0.8 % |
| 2014 | -1.5 % |