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Malta: Primary net lending/borrowing (also referred as primary balance) (IMF)

-0.68percent · 2031+88.5% since 2021

Overall balance excluding net interest payment (interest expenditure minus interest revenue). Annual figures for Malta from 2000 to 2031.

20002031

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
2031-0.682projection
2030-0.768projection
2029-0.761projection
2028-0.963projection
2027-1.256projection
2026-1.533
2025-0.996
2024-2.285
2023-3.408
2022-4.39
2021-5.943
2020-7.524
20191.973
20183.277
20175.083
20163.128
20151.426
20141.141
20130.571
2012-0.373
20110.131
20100.762
20090.086
2008-0.755
20071.438
20061.266
20050.973
2004-0.559
2003-5.478
2002-1.544
2001-2.531
2000-1.507

Source

Published by International Monetary Fund, produced by International Monetary Fund. Licence: IMF Terms and Conditions. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

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International Monetary Fund (2026). Primary net lending/borrowing (also referred as primary balance) (IMF). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/imf-primary-net-lending-borrowing-also-referred-as (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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