Current account balance, quarterly in Malta

The current account balance of Malta was 3.5% of GDP in Q2 2026. The value for Q2 2026 is the lowest since Q4 2024.

Measure: Current account balance, quarterly (Eurostat) Unit: % of GDP Data: Q1 2004 to Q2 2026 Source: Eurostat
Malta, Q2 2026 3.5% % of GDP
Change from Q1 2026 −2.7percentage points Q1 2026: 6.2%
Median of European Union (27 countries), Q2 2026 -0.9% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in Q2 2026 9th of 35 See the full ranking

Current account balance, quarterly in Malta over time

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% of GDP. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Current account balance, quarterly (Eurostat) (% of GDP), Q1 2017 to Q2 2026
Period Malta
Q2 2026 3.5%
Q1 2026 6.2%
Q4 2025 4.7%
Q3 2025 7.9%
Q2 2025 6.2%
Q1 2025 8.0%
Q4 2024 -7.4%
Q3 2024 1.8%
Q2 2024 1.8%
Q1 2024 -0.1%
Q4 2023 -0.4%
Q3 2023 6.1%
Q2 2023 5.1%
Q1 2023 2.2%
Q4 2022 -4.5%
Q3 2022 1.0%
Q2 2022 -5.0%
Q1 2022 1.3%
Q4 2021 2.9%
Q3 2021 7.3%
Q2 2021 5.2%
Q1 2021 3.1%
Q4 2020 1.7%
Q3 2020 9.7%
Q2 2020 0.0%
Q1 2020 12.1%
Q4 2019 2.7%
Q3 2019 10.7%
Q2 2019 8.4%
Q1 2019 3.2%
Q4 2018 3.0%
Q3 2018 11.0%
Q2 2018 13.5%
Q1 2018 14.7%
Q4 2017 6.9%
Q3 2017 15.1%
Q2 2017 18.2%
Q1 2017 16.3%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −2.7 percentage points from 6.2% in Q1 2026.
  • Since Q4 2023, when it was -0.4%, the figure has changed by +3.9 percentage points.
  • Among the 35 countries with data for Q2 2026, Malta has the 9th highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
bop_gdp6_q · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=Q bop_item=CA stk_flow=BAL partner=WRL_REST unit=PC_GDP s_adj=NSA
Observation period
Q1 2004 to Q2 2026 for Malta
Provider update
29 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat