Net operating balance, Transactions in Malta
Malta: Net operating balance, Transactions was -200.03 million in 2025. β Volatile
Net operating balance, Transactions in Malta, 1999β2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2025, net operating balance, transactions in Malta stood at -200.03 million.
The figure is up 54.2% on the previous year and down 261.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net operating balance, transactions in Malta peaked at 487.41 million in 2017 and was at its lowest, -989.22 million, in 2020.
Malta ranks 13th of 35 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -139.75 million | -139.75 million | -139.75 million | 1 |
| 2000s | -153.06 million | -304.61 million | -39.86 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.86 million | -168.93 million | 487.41 million | 10 |
| 2020s | -623.41 million | -989.22 million | -200.03 million | 6 |
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More public sector data for Malta
- Arms imports 45.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 81.41 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 33.33 % change on previous year (2017)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 45.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 140,625 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
- Tax revenue 24.1% (2024)
- Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency 4.46 (2018)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 41.7% (2024)
- Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP 45.41 (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net operating balance, transactions in Malta?
- Net operating balance, transactions in Malta was -200.03 million in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest net operating balance, transactions recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 487.41 million in 2017.
- What is the lowest net operating balance, transactions recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was -989.22 million in 2020.
- How does Malta rank for net operating balance, transactions?
- Malta ranks 13th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net operating balance, transactions rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 261.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Net operating balance, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.