Current health expenditure per capita in Malta
Malta: Current health expenditure per capita was 3,623 current US$ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Current health expenditure per capita in Malta, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Malta recorded 3,623 current US$ for current health expenditure per capita in 2023.
That represents a change of up 7.8% on the previous year and up 70.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure per capita in Malta peaked at 3,641 current US$ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 647.1 current US$, in 2000.
That places Malta 25th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,238 current US$ | 647.1 current US$ | 1,760 current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,304 current US$ | 1,735 current US$ | 2,947 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,442 current US$ | 3,141 current US$ | 3,641 current US$ | 4 |
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More health data for Malta
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 2,314 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 2,200 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 2,458 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 64.1% (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 2,233 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 2,466 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 74,777 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 38,781 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 12.9% (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 2,441 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure per capita in Malta?
- Current health expenditure per capita in Malta was 3,623 current US$ in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest current health expenditure per capita recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 3,641 current US$ in 2021.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure per capita recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 647.1 current US$ in 2000.
- How does Malta rank for current health expenditure per capita?
- Malta ranks 25th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure per capita rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Current health expenditure per capita (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Current expenditures on health per capita in current US dollars. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year.