Malta recorded a Government Budget deficit equal to 3 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2025. Government Budget in Malta averaged -3.75 percent of GDP from 1995 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 3.40 percent of GDP in 2017 and a record low of -9.20 percent of GDP in 1998. source: EUROSTAT

Government Budget in Malta is expected to reach -2.80 percent of GDP by the end of 2026, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Malta Government Budget is projected to trend around -2.40 percent of GDP in 2027 and -2.00 percent of GDP in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Asylum Applications 25.00 20.00 persons Jan 2026
Fiscal Expenditure 2089.53 2215.46 EUR Million Sep 2025
Government Budget -3.00 -3.50 percent of GDP Dec 2025
Government Budget Value 82.62 -252.62 EUR Million Sep 2025
Government Debt to GDP 47.00 46.20 percent of GDP Dec 2025
Government Revenues 2172.15 1962.83 EUR Million Sep 2025
Government Spending 945270.00 816699.00 EUR Thousand Dec 2025
Government Spending to GDP 38.30 38.40 percent of GDP Dec 2024


Malta Government Budget
The Government Budget to GDP ratio is an itemized accounting of the payments received by the government (taxes and other fees) and the payments made by the government (purchases and transfer payments) relative to GDP. A budget deficit occurs when a government spends more money than it takes in. The opposite of a budget deficit is a budget surplus.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-3.00 -3.50 3.40 -9.20 1995 - 2025 percent of GDP Yearly