MT · 2023 · gov_10dd_edpt1
Government deficit/surplus, debt and associated data
Malta, 2023
Government deficit/surplus, debt and associated data
46.9%
Malta, 2023
▼ 6.8% vs 2022 (50.3%)
Analysis
In 2023, Malta's government deficit/surplus, debt and associated data decreased by 6.8% compared to 2022, reaching 46.9%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 80.5%.
Malta ranks 17th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 13.3% (from 41.4% in 2018).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10dd_edpt1, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2023
#17 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2023
58.3%
EU-27: 80.5%
Malta timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10dd_edpt1