Malta vs Upper middle income: Other expense
Malta
14.8%
in 2023
Upper middle income
6.0%
in 2023
Malta rank
24th
Upper middle income rank
22nd
Other expense over time
- Malta
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Malta currently reports 14.8% against 6.0% in Upper middle income, a difference of 8.8%.
That makes Malta's figure about 2.5 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 17 years both countries report, Malta has been ahead every year.
Malta ranks 24th and Upper middle income ranks 22nd of 147 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.5% | 6.0% | 3.5% | Malta |
| 2010s | 11.3% | 5.7% | 5.5% | Malta |
| 2020s | 12.5% | 6.5% | 6.1% | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher other expense, Malta or Upper middle income?
- Malta, at 14.8% against 6.0% in Upper middle income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in other expense between Malta and Upper middle income?
- 8.8%, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Upper middle income?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2023.
- How do Malta and Upper middle income rank globally for other expense?
- Malta ranks 24th and Upper middle income ranks 22nd of 147 countries.
- 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.