Malta: Net investment in nonfinancial assets (current LCU)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, Malta's net investment in nonfinancial assets (current LCU) rose 3.2% on 2023 (from 711.29 million to 733.7 million).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +8.4% and a typical year strayed about 23.1% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 189.5% in 1975 and the biggest yearly fall was 50.4% in 1992. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is upward, about 50.25 million a year. A straight line explains 87% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

A straight-line projection, tested first

Extending that straight line gives about 853.24 million for 2027. We show this only because the same method, fitted on earlier years, predicted 2022 to 2024 better than "no change" would have: its average miss was 58.04 million, against 90.39 million for assuming no change. Treat it as a continuation of the recent pattern, not a forecast of events: it cannot see a recession, a policy change or a revision to the data.

See how a linear trend forecast works and the guide on forecasting without fooling yourself.

How it compares

In 2024, Malta had the 85th highest value of the 90 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Malta in the 2024 ranking

• Solomon Islands — 82nd of 90: 1.03 billion
• El Salvador — 83rd of 90: 893.2 million
• Cyprus — 84th of 90: 832 million
• Bahamas, The — 86th of 90: 250.32 million
• Fiji — 87th of 90: 116.64 million
• San Marino — 88th of 90: 26.54 million

What this measures

Net investment in government nonfinancial assets includes fixed assets, inventories, valuables, and nonproduced assets. Nonfinancial assets are stores of value and provide benefits either through their use in the production of goods and services or in the form of property income and holding gains. Net investment in nonfinancial assets also includes consumption of fixed capital. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.

Limitations: For most countries central government finance data have been consolidated into one account, but for others only budgetary central government accounts are available. Countries reporting budgetary data are noted in the country metadata. Because budgetary accounts may not include all central government units (such as social security funds), they usually provide an incomplete picture. In federal states the central government accounts provide an incomplete view of total public finance. Data on government revenue and expense are collected by the IMF through questionnaires to member countries and by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

All 52 values

Net investment in nonfinancial assets (current LCU) in nearby economies

• Afghanistan — 109.87 billion (2017)
• Bahrain — 235.05 million (2020)
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — 61.75 billion (2015)
• Israel — 60.53 billion (2024)
• Jordan — 689.1 million (2023)
• Lebanon — 8.1 trillion (2024)
• Morocco — 54.25 billion (2024)
• Saudi Arabia — 190.66 billion (2024)
• United Arab Emirates — 1.45 billion (2024)

More public sector data for Malta

• Net investment in nonfinancial assets (% of GDP) — 3.17% (2024)
• Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (current LCU) — -808.4 million (2024)
• Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (% of GDP) — -3.49% (2024)
• Social contributions (current LCU) — 1.17 billion (2024)
• Social contributions (% of revenue) — 15.26% (2024)
• Revenue, excluding grants (current LCU) — 7.69 billion (2024)
• Revenue, excluding grants (% of GDP) — 33.22% (2024)
• Taxes on goods and services (current LCU) — 2.18 billion (2024)
• Taxes on goods and services (% of revenue) — 28.34% (2024)
• Taxes on goods and services (% of industry and services value added)

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Questions people ask

What is Malta's net investment in nonfinancial assets (current LCU)?

733.7 million in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1972?

It is up 5,690% from 12.67 million in 1972 (8.12% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 733.7 million in 2024 and the lowest 12.67 million in 1972.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator GC.NFN.TOTL.CN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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