MT · 2017 · gov_10dd_edpt1
Government deficit/surplus, debt and associated data
Malta, 2017
Government deficit/surplus, debt and associated data
45.6%
Malta, 2017
▼ 14.1% vs 2016 (53.1%)
Analysis
In 2017, Malta's government deficit/surplus, debt and associated data decreased by 14.1% compared to 2016, reaching 45.6%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 81.5%.
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 30.5% (from 65.6% in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10dd_edpt1, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#18 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
56.0%
EU-27: 81.5%
Malta timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10dd_edpt1