Goods balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less debits) in Malta
Malta: Goods balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less debits) was -2.98 billion in 2024. ▼ Falling
Goods balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less debits) in Malta, 2005–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for goods balance (credit less debit), net (credits less debits) in Malta is -2.98 billion, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 12.5% on the previous year and down 85.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goods balance (credit less debit), net (credits less debits) in Malta peaked at -1.15 billion in 2005 and was at its lowest, -3.33 billion, in 2022.
Malta ranks 130th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Goods balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less debits) in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -1.15 billion | — |
| 2006 | -1.20 billion | +4.5% |
| 2007 | -1.28 billion | +6.6% |
| 2008 | -1.83 billion | +43.5% |
| 2009 | -1.56 billion | -14.7% |
| 2010 | -1.66 billion | +5.8% |
| 2011 | -1.69 billion | +1.8% |
| 2012 | -1.41 billion | -16.4% |
| 2013 | -1.51 billion | +7.0% |
| 2014 | -1.61 billion | +6.8% |
| 2015 | -2.19 billion | +36.2% |
| 2016 | -2.20 billion | +0.4% |
| 2017 | -1.53 billion | -30.7% |
| 2018 | -1.31 billion | -14.2% |
| 2019 | -1.44 billion | +10.3% |
| 2020 | -1.25 billion | -13.3% |
| 2021 | -2.36 billion | +88.2% |
| 2022 | -3.33 billion | +41.2% |
| 2023 | -2.65 billion | -20.5% |
| 2024 | -2.98 billion | +12.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -1.40 billion | -1.83 billion | -1.15 billion | 5 |
| 2010s | -1.65 billion | -2.20 billion | -1.31 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.51 billion | -3.33 billion | -1.25 billion | 5 |
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More financial sector data for Malta
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 0.8994 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 1.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.0283 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 1,357 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 1.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 1,878 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 3.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 1,944 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is goods balance (credit less debit), net (credits less debits) in Malta?
- Goods balance (credit less debit), net (credits less debits) in Malta was -2.98 billion in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest goods balance (credit less debit), net (credits less debits) recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was -1.15 billion in 2005.
- What is the lowest goods balance (credit less debit), net (credits less debits) recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.33 billion in 2022.
- How does Malta rank for goods balance (credit less debit), net (credits less debits)?
- Malta ranks 130th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is goods balance (credit less debit), net (credits less debits) rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 85.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Goods balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less debits) (US dollar). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The World and Country Group Aggregates (historically called BOPSY) is an annual publication, released each November, of major balance of payments and international investment position components for countries, country groups, and the world.