Malta vs Norway: Central government debt, total

Malta
30.0%
in 1994
Norway
30.9%
in 1994
Malta rank
71st
Norway rank
69th

Central government debt, total over time

  • Malta
  • Norway
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How they compare

Norway currently reports 30.9% against 30.0% in Malta, a difference of 0.9%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Malta ahead.

Malta ranks 71st and Norway ranks 69th of 83 countries.

Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher central government debt, total, Malta or Norway?
Norway, at 30.9% against 30.0% in Malta as of 1994.
What is the difference in central government debt, total between Malta and Norway?
0.9%, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Norway?
5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 1994.
How do Malta and Norway rank globally for central government debt, total?
Malta ranks 71st and Norway ranks 69th of 83 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Central government debt, total (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Central government debt, total (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
90 places, 1,726 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

Debt is the entire stock of direct government fixed-term contractual obligations to others outstanding on a particular date. It includes domestic and foreign liabilities such as currency and money deposits, securities other than shares, and loans. It is the gross amount of government liabilities reduced by the amount of equity and financial derivatives held by the government. Because debt is a stock rather than a flow, it is measured as of a given date, usually the last day of the fiscal year. Central government is the part of general government that includes all administrative departments of the national executive, legislative, and judicial functions, other central agencies and those non-market producers controlled by the central government, whose competence extends normally over the whole economic territory. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.