Government debt in Malta
Government debt in Malta was equal to 46.3% of GDP at the end of 2025.
Malta, 2025
46.3%
Change from 2024
+0.3percentage points
European Union, 2025
81.5%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
58.9%
Position in 2025
17th of 27
Government debt in Malta over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of GDP. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Malta | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 46.3% | 81.5% |
| 2024 | 46.0% | 80.3% |
| 2023 | 46.9% | 80.3% |
| 2022 | 50.1% | 82.3% |
| 2021 | 49.7% | 86.6% |
| 2020 | 48.8% | 89.4% |
| 2019 | 39.2% | 77.4% |
| 2018 | 41.4% | 79.4% |
| 2017 | 45.6% | 81.5% |
| 2016 | 53.1% | 84.0% |
| 2015 | 55.0% | 85.0% |
| 2014 | 60.7% | 86.9% |
| 2013 | 64.9% | 86.8% |
| 2012 | 65.6% | 85.0% |
| 2011 | 68.9% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | 65.0% | 80.4% |
| 2009 | 66.0% | 75.7% |
| 2008 | 61.5% | 65.1% |
| 2007 | 62.0% | 62.4% |
| 2006 | 64.5% | 65.0% |
| 2005 | 70.2% | 67.2% |
| 2004 | 71.2% | 67.1% |
| 2003 | 69.0% | 66.8% |
| 2002 | 63.4% | 65.6% |
| 2001 | 65.2% | 65.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.3 percentage points from 46.0% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 55.0%, the figure has changed by −8.7 percentage points.
- Among the 27 countries with data for 2025, Malta has the 17th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 81.5%.