Current account balance — all countries

Current account balance — Malta

Current account balance in Malta in 2031 — 5%. Ranked 25 in the world out of 188. Since 1995, the indicator has risen by 9.9 pp.

2031 5% −0.2 pp vs 2030
World rank 25of 188
Period maximum 18.9%2017
Period minimum -9.4%2006

Trend over time

1995–2031 · % of GDP

Current account balance — Malta, 1995–2031-100102019951999200320072011201520192023202720311995: -4.9%1996: -5.3%1997: -2.8%1998: -2.7%1999: -1.5%2000: -5.2%2001: -1.6%2002: 1%2003: -1.2%2004: -5.4%2005: -8.2%2006: -9.4%2007: -3.9%2008: -1%2009: -6.4%2010: -4.5%2011: -0.2%2012: 1.6%2013: 2.5%2014: 8.3%2015: 2.6%2016: -0.6%2017: 18.9%2018: 13.3%2019: 17.9%2020: 16%2021: 9.4%2022: -2.9%2023: 6.5%2024: 7.1%2025: 5.7%2026: 5.8%2027: 5.2%2028: 5%2029: 5%2030: 5.2%2031: 5%
Change over the period: +9.9 pp Annual average: 0.28 pp

Comparison, 2031

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

Malta 5%
World computed 0.28%
Europe & Central Asia computed 1.53%
Southern Europe computed 1.16%
High-income countries computed 0.13%
Current account balance — Malta, by year Malta All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2031 5 −0.2 pp
2030 5.2 +0.2 pp
2029 5 +0 pp
2028 5 −0.2 pp
2027 5.2 −0.6 pp
2026 5.8 +0.1 pp
2025 5.7 −1.4 pp
2024 7.1 +0.6 pp
2023 6.5 +9.4 pp
2022 -2.9 −12.3 pp
2021 9.4 −6.6 pp
2020 16 −1.9 pp
2019 17.9 +4.6 pp
2018 13.3 −5.6 pp
2017 18.9 +19.5 pp
2016 -0.6 −3.2 pp
2015 2.6 −5.7 pp
2014 8.3 +5.8 pp
2013 2.5 +0.9 pp
2012 1.6 +1.8 pp
2011 -0.2 +4.3 pp
2010 -4.5 +1.9 pp
2009 -6.4 −5.4 pp
2008 -1 +2.9 pp
2007 -3.9 +5.5 pp
2006 -9.4 −1.2 pp
2005 -8.2 −2.8 pp
2004 -5.4 −4.2 pp
2003 -1.2 −2.2 pp
2002 1 +2.6 pp
2001 -1.6 +3.6 pp
2000 -5.2 −3.7 pp
1999 -1.5 +1.2 pp
1998 -2.7 +0.1 pp
1997 -2.8 +2.5 pp
1996 -5.3 −0.4 pp
1995 -4.9

About the indicator

The current account balance of the balance of payments as a percent of GDP: trade in goods and services, primary income (interest, dividends, compensation of employees) and secondary income (transfers). A surplus means a country earns more abroad than it spends and is building up external assets; a persistent deficit has to be financed by an inflow of capital.

Source: World Economic Outlook (IMF), license IMF open data.