Capital spending, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Malta
Malta: Capital spending, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on was 0.994 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Capital spending, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Malta, 1995–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Malta recorded 0.994 for capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 38.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Malta peaked at 1.61 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.7589, in 2011.
Malta ranks 9th of 78 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Capital spending, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.8515 | — |
| 1996 | 0.8836 | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 0.9235 | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 0.9664 | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 0.9338 | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 0.9064 | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 0.8663 | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 0.9293 | +7.3% |
| 2003 | 0.9468 | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.8704 | -8.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9686 | +11.3% |
| 2006 | 0.9441 | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.9141 | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 1.46 | +59.3% |
| 2009 | 1.31 | -10.3% |
| 2010 | 1.61 | +22.9% |
| 2011 | 0.7589 | -52.7% |
| 2012 | 0.8777 | +15.7% |
| 2013 | 0.8273 | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 0.967 | +16.9% |
| 2015 | 0.9812 | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 1.05 | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 1.02 | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.9795 | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9798 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.994 | +1.4% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 0.994 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.5506, 1.8× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Malta's 0.994 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.8052, 1.2× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Capital spending, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Malta changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +59.3% | 0.9141 | 1.46 |
| 2011 | -52.7% | 1.61 | 0.7589 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9118 | 0.8515 | 0.9664 | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.01 | 0.8663 | 1.46 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 | 0.7589 | 1.61 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.994 | 0.994 | 0.994 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 6 Kiribati 1 compare
- 7 Costa Rica 0.9995 compare
- 8 Hungary 0.9963 compare
- 10 Marshall Islands 0.9816 compare
- 11 Azerbaijan 0.9749 compare
- 12 Afghanistan 0.9566 compare
More public sector data for Malta
- Arms imports 45.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 81.41 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 33.33 % change on previous year (2017)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 45.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 192.06 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0044 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 109.25 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 140,625 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Malta?
- Capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Malta was 0.994 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 1.61 in 2010.
- What is the lowest capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7589 in 2011.
- How does Malta rank for capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
- Malta ranks 9th out of 78 countries with data for 2020.
- Is capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Capital spending, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Fiscal Decentralization dataset includes fiscal decentralization indicators for a sample of IMF member countries. The following indicators are included in the dataset: Revenue and Expenditure Decentralization Shares; Transfer dependency and Vertical Fiscal Imbalances; Deficit and Debt; Allocation of expenditure (economic classification); Allocation of expenditure (functional classification); Allocation of non-Tax Revenues; and Allocation of Taxes.