Current account balance (World Bank) — all countries

Current account balance (World Bank) — Malta

Current account balance (World Bank) in Malta in 2024 — 7.1%. Ranked 19 in the world out of 165. Since 1971, the indicator has risen by 6.64 pp.

2024 7.1% +0.56 pp vs 2023
World rank 19of 165
Period maximum 19.16%2017
Period minimum -11.9%2000

Trend over time

1971–2024 · % of GDP

Current account balance (World Bank) — Malta, 1971–2024-20-100102019711977198319891995200120072013201920241971: 0.46%1972: 7.64%1973: 8.79%1974: 1.38%1975: 12.48%1976: 10.43%1977: 6.4%1978: 9.15%1979: 4.65%1980: 3.1%1981: 6.95%1982: 1%1983: -0.42%1984: 0.75%1985: -2.31%1986: 0.48%1987: 1.29%1988: 3.02%1989: -0.45%1990: -2.19%1991: -0.27%1992: 1%1993: -3.11%1994: -4.39%1995: -10.24%1996: -11.05%1997: -5.99%1998: -5.81%1999: -3.27%2000: -11.9%2001: -3.68%2002: 2.38%2003: -2.88%2004: -3.8%2005: -6.54%2006: -7.86%2007: -2.01%2008: -0.84%2009: -6.36%2010: -4.61%2011: -0.13%2012: 1.57%2013: 2.5%2014: 8.34%2015: 2.65%2016: -0.55%2017: 19.16%2018: 13.35%2019: 17.85%2020: 16.1%2021: 9.34%2022: -2.83%2023: 6.54%2024: 7.1%
Change over the period: +6.64 pp Annual average: 0.13 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Malta

Malta 7.1%
World computed 0.39%
Europe & Central Asia computed 2.41%
Southern Europe computed 1.28%
High-income countries computed 0.2%
Current account balance (World Bank) — Malta, by year Malta All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 7.1 +0.56 pp
2023 6.54 +9.37 pp
2022 -2.83 −12.17 pp
2021 9.34 −6.75 pp
2020 16.1 −1.75 pp
2019 17.85 +4.5 pp
2018 13.35 −5.81 pp
2017 19.16 +19.71 pp
2016 -0.55 −3.2 pp
2015 2.65 −5.69 pp
2014 8.34 +5.84 pp
2013 2.5 +0.93 pp
2012 1.57 +1.71 pp
2011 -0.13 +4.48 pp
2010 -4.61 +1.75 pp
2009 -6.36 −5.52 pp
2008 -0.84 +1.17 pp
2007 -2.01 +5.85 pp
2006 -7.86 −1.33 pp
2005 -6.54 −2.74 pp
2004 -3.8 −0.91 pp
2003 -2.88 −5.27 pp
2002 2.38 +6.06 pp
2001 -3.68 +8.22 pp
2000 -11.9 −8.63 pp
1999 -3.27 +2.54 pp
1998 -5.81 +0.18 pp
1997 -5.99 +5.06 pp
1996 -11.05 −0.81 pp
1995 -10.24 −5.85 pp
1994 -4.39 −1.27 pp
1993 -3.11 −4.11 pp
1992 1 +1.27 pp
1991 -0.27 +1.92 pp
1990 -2.19 −1.74 pp
1989 -0.45 −3.47 pp
1988 3.02 +1.73 pp
1987 1.29 +0.81 pp
1986 0.48 +2.79 pp
1985 -2.31 −3.06 pp
1984 0.75 +1.16 pp
1983 -0.42 −1.42 pp
1982 1 −5.94 pp
1981 6.95 +3.84 pp
1980 3.1 −1.55 pp
1979 4.65 −4.5 pp
1978 9.15 +2.76 pp
1977 6.4 −4.03 pp
1976 10.43 −2.06 pp
1975 12.48 +11.11 pp
1974 1.38 −7.41 pp
1973 8.79 +1.15 pp
1972 7.64 +7.17 pp
1971 0.46

About the indicator

The current account balance of the balance of payments as a percent of GDP from World Bank data. It duplicates the IMF indicator in meaning but rests on a different source and carries no forecast part — useful for cross-checking: noticeable divergences between the two series usually point to a revision of the statistics.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.