Government deficit/surplus, debt and associated data

In 2024, Malta's government deficit/surplus, debt and associated data decreased by 2.1% compared to 2023, reaching 45.9%.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 80.7%.

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 grown by 17.1% (from 39.2% in 2019).

Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10dd_edpt1, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.