Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) vs Malta: Tax revenue

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
11.5%
in 2020
Malta
24.1%
in 2024
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank
21st
Malta rank
18th

Tax revenue over time

  • Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
  • Malta
0102030197219982024

How they compare

Malta currently reports 24.1% against 11.5% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), a difference of 12.6%.

That makes Malta's figure about 2.1 times Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)'s.

Across all 10 years both countries report, Malta has been ahead every year.

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 21st and Malta ranks 18th of 35 groups.

Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) Malta Difference Ahead
2010s 11.1% 25.4% 14.2% Malta
2020s 11.5% 22.5% 11.0% Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tax revenue, Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) or Malta?
Malta, at 24.1% against 11.5% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) as of 2024.
What is the difference in tax revenue between Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Malta?
12.6%, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Malta?
10 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2020.
How do Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Malta rank globally for tax revenue?
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 21st and Malta ranks 18th of 35 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Tax revenue (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Tax revenue (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
192 places, 5,672 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

Taxes are compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units. 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.