Austria vs Malta: Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-)

Austria
-3.6%
in 2024
Malta
-3.5%
in 2024
Austria rank
103rd
Malta rank
102nd

Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) over time

  • Austria
  • Malta
-10-50510197219982024

How they compare

Malta currently reports -3.5% against -3.6% in Austria, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 15 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Austria ahead.

Austria ranks 103rd and Malta ranks 102nd of 156 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 3 and Malta in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Malta Difference Ahead
1970s -2.0% 4.4% 6.4% Malta
1980s -3.8% 0.6% 4.4% Malta
1990s -3.6% -5.3% 1.7% Austria
2000s -2.2% -4.5% 2.3% Austria
2010s -1.3% -0.6% 0.7% Malta
2020s -4.4% -5.8% 1.4% Austria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), Austria or Malta?
Malta, at -3.5% against -3.6% in Austria as of 2024.
What is the difference in net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) between Austria and Malta?
0.1%, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Malta?
52 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
How do Austria and Malta rank globally for net lending (+) / net borrowing (-)?
Austria ranks 103rd and Malta ranks 102nd of 156 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
182 places, 5,229 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

Net lending (+) / net borrowing (–) equals government revenue minus expense, minus net investment in nonfinancial assets. It is also equal to the net result of transactions in financial assets and liabilities. Net lending/net borrowing is a summary measure indicating the extent to which government is either putting financial resources at the disposal of other sectors in the economy or abroad, or utilizing the financial resources generated by other sectors in the economy or from abroad. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.