Malta - Current account balance (% of GDP)

Current account balance (% of GDP) in Malta was -3.07 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 12.48 in 1975, while its lowest value was -11.81 in 2000.

Definition: Current account balance is the sum of net exports of goods and services, net primary income, and net secondary income.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.

See also:

Year Value
1971 0.46
1972 7.64
1973 8.79
1974 1.38
1975 12.48
1976 10.43
1977 6.40
1978 9.15
1979 4.65
1980 3.10
1981 6.95
1982 1.00
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 1.00
1993 -3.11
1994 -4.39
1995 -10.21
1996 -11.05
1997 -5.98
1998 -5.81
1999 -3.26
2000 -11.81
2001 -3.66
2002 2.38
2003 -2.87
2004 -3.80
2005 -6.51
2006 -7.83
2007 -2.01
2008 -0.85
2009 -6.41
2010 -4.64
2011 -0.13
2012 1.60
2013 2.56
2014 8.53
2015 2.71
2016 -0.57
2017 6.07
2018 6.62
2019 5.54
2020 -3.07

Periodicity: Annual

General Comments: Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments