Finland vs Malta: Overall primary balance, Transactions
Overall primary balance, Transactions over time
- Finland
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 99.37 million against -2.91 billion in Finland, a difference of 3.01 billion.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 25th and Malta ranks 22nd of 35 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 2 and Malta in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.84 billion | 6.22 million | 6.84 billion | Finland |
| 2000s | 9.22 billion | 32.57 million | 9.18 billion | Finland |
| 2010s | 73.10 million | 313.15 million | 240.05 million | Malta |
| 2020s | -3.80 billion | -409.39 million | 3.39 billion | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overall primary balance, transactions, Finland or Malta?
- Malta, at 99.37 million against -2.91 billion in Finland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in overall primary balance, transactions between Finland and Malta?
- 3.01 billion, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Malta?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2025.
- How do Finland and Malta rank globally for overall primary balance, transactions?
- Finland ranks 25th and Malta ranks 22nd of 35 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Overall primary balance, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Government Finance Statistics (GFS) includes government revenues and expenditures, government net lending / net borrowing (the surplus / deficit) financing transactions and balance sheet data on government assets and liabilities. Statistics are available for different levels of government including budgetary central government, central government and general government.