Interest payable, Transactions (Statement of operations, General) in Malta
Malta: Interest payable, Transactions (Statement of operations, General) was 299.40 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Interest payable, Transactions in Malta, 1999–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2025, interest payable, transactions in Malta stood at 299.40 million. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.3% on the previous year and up 29.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest payable, transactions in Malta peaked at 299.40 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 145.97 million, in 1999.
Malta ranks 34th of 35 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Interest payable, Transactions (Statement of operations, General) in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 145.97 million | — |
| 2000 | 167.68 million | +14.9% |
| 2001 | 159.16 million | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 174.39 million | +9.6% |
| 2003 | 168.46 million | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 181.69 million | +7.9% |
| 2005 | 195.68 million | +7.7% |
| 2006 | 200.55 million | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 201.70 million | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 205.76 million | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 201.20 million | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 204.73 million | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 219.19 million | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 219.26 million | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 224.23 million | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 234.98 million | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 231.60 million | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 220.77 million | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 210.56 million | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 194.02 million | -7.9% |
| 2019 | 183.60 million | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 170.91 million | -6.9% |
| 2021 | 167.96 million | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 163.75 million | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 215.59 million | +31.7% |
| 2024 | 266.50 million | +23.6% |
| 2025 | 299.40 million | +12.3% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 299.40 million is below the median for high income countries, which is 19.48 billion, 2% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 145.97 million | 145.97 million | 145.97 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 185.63 million | 159.16 million | 205.76 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 214.29 million | 183.60 million | 234.98 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 214.02 million | 163.75 million | 299.40 million | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is interest payable, transactions in Malta?
- Interest payable, transactions in Malta was 299.40 million in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest interest payable, transactions recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 299.40 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest interest payable, transactions recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 145.97 million in 1999.
- How does Malta rank for interest payable, transactions?
- Malta ranks 34th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is interest payable, transactions rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Interest payable, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.