Lower middle income vs Malta: Other expense
Lower middle income
5.1%
in 2021
Malta
14.8%
in 2023
Lower middle income rank
25th
Malta rank
24th
Other expense over time
- Lower middle income
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 14.8% against 5.1% in Lower middle income, a difference of 9.7%.
That makes Malta's figure about 2.9 times Lower middle income's.
Across all 13 years both countries report, Malta has been ahead every year.
Lower middle income ranks 25th and Malta ranks 24th of 39 groups.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lower middle income | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.1% | 10.1% | 0.9% | Malta |
| 2010s | 4.6% | 11.3% | 6.6% | Malta |
| 2020s | 4.7% | 11.5% | 6.8% | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher other expense, Lower middle income or Malta?
- Malta, at 14.8% against 5.1% in Lower middle income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in other expense between Lower middle income and Malta?
- 9.7%, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Malta?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2021.
- How do Lower middle income and Malta rank globally for other expense?
- Lower middle income ranks 25th and Malta ranks 24th of 39 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Other 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
Other expense is spending on dividends, rent, and other miscellaneous expenses, including provision for consumption of fixed capital. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.