{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"mt-government-debt-gdp","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/mt-government-debt-gdp","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/mt-government-debt-gdp/","title":"Malta Government Debt (% of GDP) (2025)","description":"Malta's Government Debt (% of GDP): 46.4 % of GDP in 2025, +0.5pp YoY. Eurostat (GOV_10DD_EDPT1), 2000–2025.","domain":"macro","category":"Economy & Macro","keywords":["Macroeconomics","Eurostat","Malta","2025"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Malta","temporal_coverage":"2000/2025","unit":"% of GDP","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Malta Government Debt (% of GDP)","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/GOV_10DD_EDPT1/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2000–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"26"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Malta"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Malta (2025)","value":"46.4","unit":"% of GDP","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+0.5pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+0.5pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"26","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Malta Government Debt (% of GDP)"}],"observation_count":26,"observations":[{"period":"2000","value":61.1},{"period":"2001","value":65.2},{"period":"2002","value":63.4},{"period":"2003","value":69},{"period":"2004","value":71.2},{"period":"2005","value":70.2},{"period":"2006","value":64.5},{"period":"2007","value":62},{"period":"2008","value":61.5},{"period":"2009","value":66},{"period":"2010","value":65},{"period":"2011","value":68.9},{"period":"2012","value":65.6},{"period":"2013","value":64.9},{"period":"2014","value":60.7},{"period":"2015","value":55},{"period":"2016","value":53.1},{"period":"2017","value":45.6},{"period":"2018","value":41.4},{"period":"2019","value":39.2},{"period":"2020","value":48.8},{"period":"2021","value":49.7},{"period":"2022","value":50.3},{"period":"2023","value":46.9},{"period":"2024","value":45.9},{"period":"2025","value":46.4}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of GDP"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"46.4","yoyChange":"+0.5pp"},{"year":"2024","value":"45.9","yoyChange":"-1.0pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"46.9","yoyChange":"-3.4pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"50.3","yoyChange":"+0.6pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"49.7","yoyChange":"+0.9pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"48.8","yoyChange":"+9.6pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"39.2","yoyChange":"-2.2pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"41.4","yoyChange":"-4.2pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"45.6","yoyChange":"-7.5pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"53.1","yoyChange":"-1.9pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"55.0","yoyChange":"-5.7pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"60.7","yoyChange":"-4.2pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"64.9","yoyChange":"-0.7pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"65.6","yoyChange":"-3.3pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"68.9","yoyChange":"+3.9pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"65.0","yoyChange":"-1.0pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"66.0","yoyChange":"+4.5pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"61.5","yoyChange":"-0.5pp"},{"year":"2007","value":"62.0","yoyChange":"-2.5pp"},{"year":"2006","value":"64.5","yoyChange":"-5.7pp"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the Maastricht government debt (% of GDP) in Malta from 2000 to present. Show the Maastricht 60% threshold context and post-COVID deleveraging path. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2000–2025 (26 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 71.2 % of GDP in 2004 and reached its lowest recorded value of 39.2 in 2019. The latest reading of 46.4 in 2025 represents a change of +0.5pp."}]}