Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Malta
Malta: Net investment in nonfinancial assets was 3.2% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Malta, 1972–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net investment in nonfinancial assets in Malta is 3.2%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 6.7% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net investment in nonfinancial assets in Malta peaked at 12.7% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2009.
Malta ranks 67th of 156 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Malta, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 4.8% | — |
| 1973 | 4.9% | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 4.4% | -10.0% |
| 1975 | 10.1% | +129.8% |
| 1976 | 8.6% | -15.0% |
| 1977 | 5.3% | -37.9% |
| 1978 | 6.1% | +14.7% |
| 1980 | 5.5% | -11.0% |
| 1981 | 3.5% | -36.0% |
| 1982 | 4.2% | +19.0% |
| 1983 | 5.7% | +37.3% |
| 1984 | 7.2% | +25.3% |
| 1985 | 7.3% | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 8.0% | +10.2% |
| 1987 | 8.8% | +9.2% |
| 1988 | 6.7% | -23.2% |
| 1989 | 9.7% | +43.7% |
| 1990 | 12.7% | +30.8% |
| 1991 | 11.9% | -5.8% |
| 1992 | 5.5% | -54.2% |
| 1993 | 5.4% | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 5.2% | -4.2% |
| 1995 | 2.8% | -46.6% |
| 1996 | 3.4% | +22.5% |
| 1997 | 3.7% | +10.1% |
| 1998 | 4.3% | +16.3% |
| 1999 | 4.6% | +7.2% |
| 2000 | 3.9% | -16.2% |
| 2001 | 3.4% | -13.1% |
| 2002 | 3.9% | +16.9% |
| 2003 | 4.5% | +13.3% |
| 2004 | 3.0% | -33.6% |
| 2005 | 4.0% | +33.6% |
| 2006 | 3.6% | -7.8% |
| 2007 | 3.1% | -14.3% |
| 2008 | 2.1% | -31.3% |
| 2009 | 2.0% | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 2.0% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 2.6% | +27.4% |
| 2012 | 3.2% | +23.9% |
| 2013 | 2.6% | -19.3% |
| 2014 | 3.2% | +24.7% |
| 2015 | 3.8% | +17.9% |
| 2016 | 2.4% | -36.1% |
| 2017 | 2.2% | -10.3% |
| 2018 | 3.0% | +38.8% |
| 2019 | 3.4% | +10.8% |
| 2020 | 3.7% | +9.0% |
| 2021 | 3.6% | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 3.2% | -12.0% |
| 2023 | 3.4% | +7.0% |
| 2024 | 3.2% | -6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.3% | 4.4% | 10.1% | 7 |
| 1980s | 6.7% | 3.5% | 9.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.9% | 2.8% | 12.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.3% | 2.0% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 2.0% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.4% | 3.2% | 3.7% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is net investment in nonfinancial assets in Malta?
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Malta was 3.2% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest net investment in nonfinancial assets recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 12.7% in 1990.
- What is the lowest net investment in nonfinancial assets recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2009.
- How does Malta rank for net investment in nonfinancial assets?
- Malta ranks 67th out of 156 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net investment in nonfinancial assets rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Net investment in nonfinancial assets (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net investment in government nonfinancial assets includes fixed assets, inventories, valuables, and nonproduced assets. Nonfinancial assets are stores of value and provide benefits either through their use in the production of goods and services or in the form of property income and holding gains. Net investment in nonfinancial assets also includes consumption of fixed capital. 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.