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Government debt in Malta

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Malta's government debt is 46.20 % — #47 of 125 countries on the atlas (lower is better). Period 2025.

46.20%

Checked 22 Oct 2026Period 2025

Source: IMF World Economic Outlook (general government gross debt, % of GDP)

The central government owes about 0.5 years' worth of the country's entire economic output.

Government debt in Malta over time

70.40 %54.80 %39.20 %70.40 % · 200439.20 % · 20191995: 45.30 %1996: 51.50 %1997: 60.80 %1998: 66.40 %1999: 69.80 %2000: 64.40 %2001: 70.00 %2002: 65.10 %2003: 68.60 %2004: 70.40 %2005: 70.20 %2006: 64.50 %2007: 62.00 %2008: 61.50 %2009: 66.00 %2010: 65.00 %2011: 68.90 %2012: 65.60 %2013: 64.90 %2014: 60.70 %2015: 55.00 %2016: 53.10 %2017: 45.60 %2018: 41.40 %2019: 39.20 %2020: 48.60 %2021: 49.50 %2022: 50.10 %2023: 46.90 %2024: 46.00 %2025: 46.20 %19952010202546.20 %
31 official observations, 1995 → 2025. Every point is a published value — never interpolated.
Rank
#47 of 125
lower is better
Ranked behind
62 %
78 of 125 countries
Latest move
▲ 0.20 pp
since 2024
Below its peak
24.20 pp
peak 70.40 % in 2004
Full series
▲ 0.90 pp
since 1995

In Europe: #16 of 37vs median 54.70 %: −8.50 pp (better)

Among 125 countries

6 of 125 countries between 12.30 % and 17.90 %2 of 125 countries between 17.90 % and 23.49 %10 of 125 countries between 23.49 % and 29.09 %11 of 125 countries between 29.09 % and 34.68 %8 of 125 countries between 34.68 % and 40.28 %9 of 125 countries between 40.28 % and 45.88 %7 of 125 countries between 45.88 % and 51.47 %13 of 125 countries between 51.47 % and 57.07 %8 of 125 countries between 57.07 % and 62.66 %10 of 125 countries between 62.66 % and 68.26 %4 of 125 countries between 68.26 % and 73.85 %3 of 125 countries between 73.85 % and 79.45 %7 of 125 countries between 79.45 % and 85.05 %6 of 125 countries between 85.05 % and 90.64 %2 of 125 countries between 90.64 % and 96.24 %6 of 125 countries between 96.24 % and 101.83 %2 of 125 countries between 101.83 % and 107.43 %1 of 125 countries between 107.43 % and 113.02 %2 of 125 countries between 113.02 % and 118.62 %1 of 125 countries between 124.22 % and 129.81 %2 of 125 countries between 135.41 % and 141.00 %5 of 125 countries between 141.00 % and 146.60 %median 54.70 %Malta: ahead of 62 % of the 125 countries with a published government debtMalta 46.20 %12.30 %146.60 %
Half of all 125 countries sit between 36.10 % and 81.70 %. Malta is ahead of 62 % of them. Axis trimmed to the 2nd–98th percentile; 5 values beyond it sit in the end bars.

The neighbourhood

#CountryGovernment debtvs Malta
45 Netherlands44.70 %−1.50 pp
46 Mongolia45.00 %−1.20 pp
47 Malta46.20 %—
48 Armenia46.90 %+0.70 pp
49 Latvia46.90 %+0.70 pp

General government gross debt as a share of GDP (IMF World Economic Outlook, annual).

How to read this figure

Central government debt as a share of GDP (World Bank). General government debt (including local government and social funds) can be meaningfully higher; comparisons across countries are indicative.

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