World Bank · Public Sector

Malta: Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (% of GDP)

-3.49percent · 2024-131.1% since 2014

Net lending (+) / net borrowing (–) equals government revenue minus expense, minus net investment in nonfinancial assets. It is also equal to the net result of transactions in financial assets and liabilities. Net lending/net borrowing is a summary measure indicating the extent to which government is either putting financial resources at the disposal of other sectors in the economy or abroad, or utilizing the financial resources generated by other sectors in the economy or from abroad. 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. Reported as: -. Annual figures for Malta from 1972 to 2024.

19852024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
2024-3.494
2023-4.415
2022-5.341
2021-6.997
2020-8.764
20190.664
20181.81
20173.335
20161.05
2015-0.894
2014-1.512
2013-2.16
2012-3.278
2011-2.975
2010-2.272
2009-3.122
2008-4.06
2007-2.051
2006-2.461
2005-2.857
2004-4.252
2003-8.966
2002-5.384
2001-6.142
2000-5.563
1999-6.64
1998-9.205
1997-7.008
1996-7.649
1995-3.498
1994-3.897
1993-3.114
1992-2.541
1991-4.634
1990-4.815
1989-4.803
19880.632
1987-5.758
1986-2.504
19851.199
19841.256
19833.838
19823.609
19815.742
19802.797
19786.245
19773.505
19765.632
19754.862
19744.608
19738.167
1972-2.282

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World Bank (2026). Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (% of GDP). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-net-lending-net-borrowing-zs (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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