Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Malta
Malta: Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP was -33.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
-33.7%
Change on year
up 7.7%
World rank
117th
of 162 countries
All-time high
-31.8%
in 2017
All-time low
-42.3%
in 2003
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Malta, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Malta stood at -33.7%.
The figure is up 7.7% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Malta peaked at -31.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, -42.3%, in 2003.
Malta ranks 117th of 162 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Malta, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -37.8% | — |
| 2001 | -39.7% | +5.0% |
| 2002 | -39.1% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | -42.3% | +8.3% |
| 2004 | -40.4% | -4.5% |
| 2005 | -40.2% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | -40.3% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | -39.7% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | -41.7% | +5.0% |
| 2009 | -41.0% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | -39.7% | -3.2% |
| 2011 | -40.4% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | -39.9% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | -38.9% | -2.5% |
| 2014 | -37.7% | -2.9% |
| 2015 | -35.4% | -6.3% |
| 2016 | -34.5% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | -31.8% | -7.7% |
| 2018 | -32.6% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | -32.7% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | -39.9% | +21.9% |
| 2021 | -37.2% | -6.8% |
| 2022 | -36.5% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | -33.7% | -7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -40.2% | -42.3% | -37.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | -36.4% | -40.4% | -31.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | -36.8% | -39.9% | -33.7% | 4 |
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More economy & growth data for Malta
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.35 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.51 Percent per annum (2029)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 6.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.05 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 50,498 current LCU per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.9557 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 45,786 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 6.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1779 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Malta?
- Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Malta was -33.7% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was -31.8% in 2017.
- What is the lowest cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was -42.3% in 2003.
- How does Malta rank for cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp?
- Malta ranks 117th out of 162 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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