Malta vs Portugal: Loans, Financial assets, Transactions
Loans, Financial assets, Transactions over time
- Malta
- Portugal
How they compare
Malta currently reports -6.79 million against -53.42 million in Portugal, a difference of 46.63 million.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Portugal ahead.
Malta ranks 22nd and Portugal ranks 24th of 33 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.03 million | 127.62 million | 115.59 million | Portugal |
| 2000s | -7.67 million | -10.02 million | 2.35 million | Malta |
| 2010s | 28.56 million | 317.83 million | 289.27 million | Portugal |
| 2020s | -1.84 million | -225.64 million | 223.80 million | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher loans, financial assets, transactions, Malta or Portugal?
- Malta, at -6.79 million against -53.42 million in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in loans, financial assets, transactions between Malta and Portugal?
- 46.63 million, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Portugal?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2025.
- How do Malta and Portugal rank globally for loans, financial assets, transactions?
- Malta ranks 22nd and Portugal ranks 24th of 33 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Loans, Financial assets, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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.