Malta vs Spain: Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP
Malta
-33.7%
in 2023
Spain
-34.0%
in 2023
Malta rank
117th
Spain rank
119th
Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP over time
- Malta
- Spain
How they compare
Malta currently reports -33.7% against -34.0% in Spain, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Spain ahead.
Malta ranks 117th and Spain ranks 119th of 162 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -40.5% | -28.6% | 11.9% | Spain |
| 2010s | -36.4% | -33.1% | 3.3% | Spain |
| 2020s | -36.8% | -37.0% | 0.2% | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp, Malta or Spain?
- Malta, at -33.7% against -34.0% in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp between Malta and Spain?
- 0.3%, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Spain?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.
- How do Malta and Spain rank globally for cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp?
- Malta ranks 117th and Spain ranks 119th of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.