{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"mt-government-loan-liabilities-gdp","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/mt-government-loan-liabilities-gdp","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/mt-government-loan-liabilities-gdp/","title":"Malta Government Loan Liabilities (% of GDP) (2025)","description":"Malta's Government Loan Liabilities (% of GDP): 4 % of GDP in 2025, -0.3pp 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 Loan Liabilities (% 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":"4","unit":"% of GDP","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-0.3pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-0.3pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"26","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Malta Government Loan Liabilities (% of GDP)"}],"observation_count":26,"observations":[{"period":"2000","value":20.7},{"period":"2001","value":19.6},{"period":"2002","value":18.3},{"period":"2003","value":13.4},{"period":"2004","value":11.6},{"period":"2005","value":10.8},{"period":"2006","value":9.1},{"period":"2007","value":8.3},{"period":"2008","value":8},{"period":"2009","value":7},{"period":"2010","value":6.6},{"period":"2011","value":7.4},{"period":"2012","value":5.4},{"period":"2013","value":5.4},{"period":"2014","value":5},{"period":"2015","value":4.2},{"period":"2016","value":3.4},{"period":"2017","value":3.1},{"period":"2018","value":2.9},{"period":"2019","value":3},{"period":"2020","value":4.2},{"period":"2021","value":5.4},{"period":"2022","value":5.1},{"period":"2023","value":4.8},{"period":"2024","value":4.3},{"period":"2025","value":4}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of GDP"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"4.0","yoyChange":"-0.3pp"},{"year":"2024","value":"4.3","yoyChange":"-0.5pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"4.8","yoyChange":"-0.3pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"5.1","yoyChange":"-0.3pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"5.4","yoyChange":"+1.2pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"4.2","yoyChange":"+1.2pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"3.0","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"2.9","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"3.1","yoyChange":"-0.3pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"3.4","yoyChange":"-0.8pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"4.2","yoyChange":"-0.8pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"5.0","yoyChange":"-0.4pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"5.4","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2012","value":"5.4","yoyChange":"-2.0pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"7.4","yoyChange":"+0.8pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"6.6","yoyChange":"-0.4pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"7.0","yoyChange":"-1.0pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"8.0","yoyChange":"-0.3pp"},{"year":"2007","value":"8.3","yoyChange":"-0.8pp"},{"year":"2006","value":"9.1","yoyChange":"-1.7pp"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks general government loan liabilities (direct borrowing from banks and institutions) 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 20.7 % of GDP in 2000 and reached its lowest recorded value of 2.9 in 2018. The latest reading of 4 in 2025 represents a change of -0.3pp."}]}