MT · 2018 · gov_10dd_edpt1
Government deficit/surplus, debt and associated data
Malta, 2018
Government deficit/surplus, debt and associated data
41.4%
Malta, 2018
▼ 9.2% vs 2017 (45.6%)
Analysis
In 2018, Malta's government deficit/surplus, debt and associated data decreased by 9.2% compared to 2017, reaching 41.4%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 79.5%.
Malta ranks 18th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 36.2% (from 64.9% in 2013).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10dd_edpt1, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2018
#18 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2018
52.1%
EU-27: 79.5%
Malta timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10dd_edpt1