Domestic Claims, Claims on Central or General Government, Net Claims in Malta

Malta: Domestic Claims, Claims on Central or General Government, Net Claims was 1,079 units per person in 2007. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2007)
1,079 units per person
Change on year
up 19.9%
World rank
92nd
of 176 countries
All-time high
1,426 units per person
in 2003
All-time low
-109.26 units per person
in 1985
Years of data
48
1960–2007

Domestic Claims, Claims on Central or General Government, Net Claims in Malta, 1960–2007

05001.0k1.5k196019832007

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.

Analysis

Malta recorded 1,079 units per person for domestic claims, claims on central or general government, net claims in 2007.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.9% on the previous year and up 33.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, domestic claims, claims on central or general government, net claims in Malta peaked at 1,426 units per person in 2003 and was at its lowest, -109.26 units per person, in 1985.

Malta ranks 92nd of 176 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.

Domestic Claims, Claims on Central or General Government, Net Claims in Malta, year by year

Annual values for Domestic Claims, Claims on Central or General Government, Net Claims on Central or General Government (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per capita in Malta, 1960 to 2007.
Year units per person Change
1960 7.98 units per person
1961 11.43 units per person +43.3%
1962 14.66 units per person +28.2%
1963 14.5 units per person -1.1%
1964 12.83 units per person -11.5%
1965 13.11 units per person +2.2%
1966 5.91 units per person -54.9%
1967 -1.66 units per person -128.0%
1968 4.76 units per person -387.5%
1969 22.42 units per person +370.9%
1970 41.34 units per person +84.4%
1971 61.86 units per person +49.6%
1972 48.16 units per person -22.1%
1973 16.39 units per person -66.0%
1974 42.78 units per person +161.0%
1975 42.52 units per person -0.6%
1976 72.41 units per person +70.3%
1977 33.84 units per person -53.3%
1978 1.84 units per person -94.6%
1979 -8.33 units per person -553.3%
1980 -33.75 units per person +305.2%
1981 -52.48 units per person +55.5%
1982 -39.18 units per person -25.3%
1983 -54.18 units per person +38.3%
1984 -47.09 units per person -13.1%
1985 -109.26 units per person +132.0%
1986 -36.74 units per person -66.4%
1987 44.45 units per person -221.0%
1988 81.36 units per person +83.0%
1989 166.13 units per person +104.2%
1990 257.44 units per person +55.0%
1991 328.53 units per person +27.6%
1992 330.75 units per person +0.7%
1993 369.85 units per person +11.8%
1994 401.9 units per person +8.7%
1995 447.18 units per person +11.3%
1996 600.97 units per person +34.4%
1997 811.07 units per person +35.0%
1998 925.52 units per person +14.1%
1999 923.92 units per person -0.2%
2000 1,040 units per person +12.6%
2001 1,209 units per person +16.2%
2002 1,103 units per person -8.7%
2003 1,426 units per person +29.3%
2004 1,358 units per person -4.8%
2005 1,095 units per person -19.4%
2006 900.55 units per person -17.7%
2007 1,079 units per person +19.9%

Malta compared with similar countries

  • Malta's 1,079 units per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 3,899 units per person, 28% of the median. (60 countries reporting)
  • Malta's 1,079 units per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1,013 units per person, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Domestic Claims, Claims on Central or General Government, Net Claims in Malta changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1979 -553.3% 1.84 units per person -8.33 units per person
1968 +387.5% -1.66 units per person 4.76 units per person
1969 +370.9% 4.76 units per person 22.42 units per person
1980 -305.2% -8.33 units per person -33.75 units per person

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 10.59 units per person -1.66 units per person 22.42 units per person 10
1970s 35.28 units per person -8.33 units per person 72.41 units per person 10
1980s -8.07 units per person -109.26 units per person 166.13 units per person 10
1990s 539.71 units per person 257.44 units per person 925.52 units per person 10
2000s 1,151 units per person 900.55 units per person 1,426 units per person 8

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 89 Burkina Faso 1,366 units per person compare
  2. 90 Aruba 1,278 units per person compare
  3. 91 Grenada 1,109 units per person compare
  4. 93 Guatemala 1,023 units per person compare
  5. 94 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 948.4 units per person compare
  6. 95 Tunisia 947.54 units per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is domestic claims, claims on central or general government, net claims in Malta?
Domestic claims, claims on central or general government, net claims in Malta was 1,079 units per person in 2007, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest domestic claims, claims on central or general government, net claims recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 1,426 units per person in 2003.
What is the lowest domestic claims, claims on central or general government, net claims recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was -109.26 units per person in 1985.
How does Malta rank for domestic claims, claims on central or general government, net claims?
Malta ranks 92nd out of 176 countries with data for 2007.
Is domestic claims, claims on central or general government, net claims rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is up 33.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Malta data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Domestic Claims, Claims on Central or General Government, Net Claims on Central or General Government (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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How this figure is calculated

Domestic Claims, Claims on Central or General Government, Net Claims on Central or General Government (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Domestic Claims, Claims on Central or General Government, Net Claims on Central or General Government (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency) ÷ Population, total

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Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.

About this data

Indicator
Domestic Claims, Claims on Central or General Government, Net Claims on Central or General Government (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
176 places, 6,835 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Domestic Claims, Claims on Central or General Government, Net Claims on Central or General Government (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.