Gross portfolio debt liabilities to GDP (%) in Malta
Malta: Gross portfolio debt liabilities to GDP (%) was 6.7% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Gross portfolio debt liabilities to GDP in Malta, 1999–2020
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross portfolio debt liabilities to gdp in Malta is 6.7%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 37.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross portfolio debt liabilities to gdp in Malta peaked at 6.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2007.
That places Malta 97th out of 128 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Gross portfolio debt liabilities to GDP (%) in Malta, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 3.4% | — |
| 2000 | 3.2% | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 3.2% | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 3.0% | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 2.9% | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 2.3% | -21.2% |
| 2005 | 1.8% | -19.4% |
| 2006 | 1.8% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 1.8% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 6.0% | +230.7% |
| 2009 | 5.9% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 4.9% | -17.0% |
| 2011 | 4.4% | -9.8% |
| 2012 | 4.7% | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 5.0% | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 4.5% | -11.3% |
| 2015 | 4.6% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 5.5% | +18.9% |
| 2017 | 5.4% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 5.1% | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 6.4% | +25.1% |
| 2020 | 6.7% | +4.5% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 6.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 39.1%, 17% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Malta's 6.7% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 12.8%, 52% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross portfolio debt liabilities to GDP (%) 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +230.7% | 1.8% | 6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.4% | 3.4% | 3.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 3.2% | 1.8% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.0% | 4.4% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.7% | 6.7% | 6.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More financial sector data for Malta
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0021 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 102.71 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0.6075 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0016 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 75 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0021 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 102.71 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0.6075 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross portfolio debt liabilities to gdp in Malta?
- Gross portfolio debt liabilities to gdp in Malta was 6.7% in 2020, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest gross portfolio debt liabilities to gdp recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 6.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest gross portfolio debt liabilities to gdp recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2007.
- How does Malta rank for gross portfolio debt liabilities to gdp?
- Malta ranks 97th out of 128 countries with data for 2020.
- Is gross portfolio debt liabilities to gdp rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Gross portfolio debt liabilities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of gross portfolio debt liabilities to GDP. Debt liabilities cover (1) bonds, debentures, notes, etc., and (2) money market or negotiable debt instruments. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF's International Financial Statistics. IFS line 79LEDZF / GDP. Local currency GDP is from IFS (line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF).