Final consumption expenditure in Malta
Malta: Final consumption expenditure was 4.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Final consumption expenditure in Malta, 2001–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
The most recent figure for final consumption expenditure in Malta is 4.0%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 27.1% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, final consumption expenditure in Malta peaked at 10.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, -4.3%, in 2020.
That places Malta 64th out of 175 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.0% | -2.0% | 5.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 2.0% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.2% | -4.3% | 10.2% | 6 |
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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 final consumption expenditure in Malta?
- Final consumption expenditure in Malta was 4.0% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest final consumption expenditure recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 10.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest final consumption expenditure recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.3% in 2020.
- How does Malta rank for final consumption expenditure?
- Malta ranks 64th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Final consumption expenditure (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Final consumption expenditure is expenditure on goods and services by resident institutional units for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. Final consumption expenditure can be measured for households, general government, the central bank and non-profit institutions serving households. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.