Malta — Central government deficit

millions of LCU · Annual · 1970–2025 · 32 observations

About this series

The central government deficit series records the period's fiscal balance under the source's accounting and sign convention. A deficit indicates a shortfall; the series is a flow, not a debt stock.

The central government deficit reading for Malta was −540.71M LCU in 2025. The previous reading was −786.84M LCU in 2024; the period change was +246.12M LCU. The corresponding ratio to GDP was −2.2% in 2025.

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Latest observations

2016–2025

PeriodValue
2025-540.71M LCU
2024-786.84M LCU
2023-920.88M LCU
2022-953.22M LCU
2021-1.17B LCU
5 earlier values, back to 2016
2020-1.26B LCU
2019102.16M LCU
2018246.21M LCU
2017413.68M LCU
2016119.51M LCU
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.