{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"mt-government-debt-securities-gdp","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/mt-government-debt-securities-gdp","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/mt-government-debt-securities-gdp/","title":"Malta Government Debt Securities Outstanding (% of GDP) (2025)","description":"Malta's Government Debt Securities Outstanding (% of GDP): 43.1 % of GDP in 2025, +1.1pp YoY. Eurostat (NASA_10_F_BS), 2000–2025.","domain":"markets","category":"Financial Markets","keywords":["Financial Markets","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 Securities Outstanding (% of GDP)","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/NASA_10_F_BS/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":"43.1","unit":"% of GDP","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+1.1pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+1.1pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"26","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Malta Government Debt Securities Outstanding (% of GDP)"}],"observation_count":26,"observations":[{"period":"2000","value":53.2},{"period":"2001","value":55.8},{"period":"2002","value":57.2},{"period":"2003","value":62},{"period":"2004","value":65.6},{"period":"2005","value":66.7},{"period":"2006","value":61.4},{"period":"2007","value":57.4},{"period":"2008","value":58.9},{"period":"2009","value":63.6},{"period":"2010","value":62.9},{"period":"2011","value":65.9},{"period":"2012","value":65.8},{"period":"2013","value":65.7},{"period":"2014","value":66.7},{"period":"2015","value":62.1},{"period":"2016","value":61.4},{"period":"2017","value":50.3},{"period":"2018","value":44.4},{"period":"2019","value":43.4},{"period":"2020","value":52.5},{"period":"2021","value":48.9},{"period":"2022","value":42},{"period":"2023","value":42.2},{"period":"2024","value":42},{"period":"2025","value":43.1}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of GDP"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"43.1","yoyChange":"+1.1pp"},{"year":"2024","value":"42.0","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"42.2","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"42.0","yoyChange":"-6.9pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"48.9","yoyChange":"-3.6pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"52.5","yoyChange":"+9.1pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"43.4","yoyChange":"-1.0pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"44.4","yoyChange":"-5.9pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"50.3","yoyChange":"-11.1pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"61.4","yoyChange":"-0.7pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"62.1","yoyChange":"-4.6pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"66.7","yoyChange":"+1.0pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"65.7","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"65.8","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"65.9","yoyChange":"+3.0pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"62.9","yoyChange":"-0.7pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"63.6","yoyChange":"+4.7pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"58.9","yoyChange":"+1.5pp"},{"year":"2007","value":"57.4","yoyChange":"-4.0pp"},{"year":"2006","value":"61.4","yoyChange":"-5.3pp"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks government debt securities outstanding (bonds and treasury bills) as a share of GDP in Malta from 2000 to present. 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 66.7 % of GDP in 2005 and reached its lowest recorded value of 42 in 2024. The latest reading of 43.1 in 2025 represents a change of +1.1pp."}]}