Maldives vs Malta: Goods and services expense

Maldives
19.4%
in 2021
Malta
19.4%
in 2023
Maldives rank
48th
Malta rank
49th

Goods and services expense over time

  • Maldives
  • Malta
020406080197219972023

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 19.4% against 19.4% in Malta, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Maldives ahead.

Maldives ranks 48th and Malta ranks 49th of 154 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 3 and Malta in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Maldives Malta Difference Ahead
1990s 66.4% 12.4% 54.0% Maldives
2000s 66.8% 11.6% 55.2% Maldives
2010s 23.1% 15.7% 7.4% Maldives
2020s 17.9% 19.4% 1.5% Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goods and services expense, Maldives or Malta?
Maldives, at 19.4% against 19.4% in Malta as of 2021.
What is the difference in goods and services expense between Maldives and Malta?
0.0%, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Malta?
30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
How do Maldives and Malta rank globally for goods and services expense?
Maldives ranks 48th and Malta ranks 49th of 154 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Goods and services expense (% of expense). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Goods and services expense (% of expense)
Unit
% of expense
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
195 places, 5,247 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

Goods and services include all government payments in exchange for goods and services used for the production of market and nonmarket goods and services. Use of goods and services for own account capital formation is excluded. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.