Malta — Central government deficit (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1970–2025 · 54 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. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
In Malta, the central government deficit reading was −2.2% of GDP in 2025, compared with −3.4% of GDP in 2024. The period change was +1.2 percentage points. The latest reading was above the selected 10-year average of −2.42% of GDP.
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Latest observations
2015–2025
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | -2.2 % of GDP |
| 2024 | -3.4 % of GDP |
| 2023 | -4.4 % of GDP |
| 2022 | -5.3 % of GDP |
| 2021 | -7 % of GDP |
6 earlier values, back to 2015
| 2020 | -8.8 % of GDP |
| 2019 | 0.7 % of GDP |
| 2018 | 1.8 % of GDP |
| 2017 | 3.3 % of GDP |
| 2016 | 1.1 % of GDP |
| 2015 | -0.9 % of GDP |