Malta vs World: Tax revenue
Malta
24.1%
in 2024
World
13.8%
in 2024
Malta rank
18th
World rank
18th
Tax revenue over time
- Malta
- World
How they compare
Malta currently reports 24.1% against 13.8% in World, a difference of 10.3%.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.7 times World's.
Across all 29 years both countries report, Malta has been ahead every year.
Malta ranks 18th and World ranks 18th of 157 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.3% | 14.9% | 4.4% | Malta |
| 2000s | 25.0% | 14.3% | 10.7% | Malta |
| 2010s | 25.4% | 13.8% | 11.5% | Malta |
| 2020s | 22.7% | 14.0% | 8.6% | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue, Malta or World?
- Malta, at 24.1% against 13.8% in World as of 2024.
- What is the difference in tax revenue between Malta and World?
- 10.3%, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and World?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
- How do Malta and World rank globally for tax revenue?
- Malta ranks 18th and World ranks 18th of 157 countries.
- 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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About this data
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.