Expense in Malta
Malta: Expense was 33.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Expense in Malta, 1972–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for expense in Malta is 33.7%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 7.7% on the previous year and down 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expense in Malta peaked at 42.3% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 24.7%, in 1980.
That places Malta 44th out of 157 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 32.9% | 28.6% | 38.9% | 7 |
| 1980s | 28.3% | 24.7% | 30.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 33.8% | 27.7% | 39.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.2% | 37.8% | 42.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.4% | 31.8% | 40.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.8% | 33.7% | 39.9% | 4 |
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- DEC alternative conversion factor 0.885 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 2.00 billion current LCU (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 2.26 billion current US$ (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -2.49 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -2.81 billion current US$ (2025)
- GNI per capita 38,102 current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 41,440 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 22.09 billion current LCU (2025)
- GNI 24.96 billion current US$ (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method 24.02 billion current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expense in Malta?
- Expense in Malta was 33.7% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest expense recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 42.3% in 2003.
- What is the lowest expense recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.7% in 1980.
- How does Malta rank for expense?
- Malta ranks 44th out of 157 countries with data for 2023.
- Is expense rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Expense (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expense is a decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.