Malta vs Portugal: Debt securities, Liabilities, Transactions
Debt securities, Liabilities, Transactions over time
- Malta
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 2.64 billion against 811.27 million in Malta, a difference of 1.83 billion.
That makes Portugal's figure about 3.3 times Malta's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Portugal ahead.
Malta ranks 28th and Portugal ranks 25th of 33 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 224.86 million | 2.52 billion | 2.30 billion | Portugal |
| 2000s | 190.32 million | 7.03 billion | 6.84 billion | Portugal |
| 2010s | 120.66 million | 3.89 billion | 3.77 billion | Portugal |
| 2020s | 837.58 million | 196.11 million | 641.47 million | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher debt securities, liabilities, transactions, Malta or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 2.64 billion against 811.27 million in Malta as of 2025.
- What is the difference in debt securities, liabilities, transactions between Malta and Portugal?
- 1.83 billion, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Portugal?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2025.
- How do Malta and Portugal rank globally for debt securities, liabilities, transactions?
- Malta ranks 28th and Portugal ranks 25th of 33 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Debt securities, Liabilities, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Government Finance Statistics (GFS) includes government revenues and expenditures, government net lending / net borrowing (the surplus / deficit) financing transactions and balance sheet data on government assets and liabilities. Statistics are available for different levels of government including budgetary central government, central government and general government.