Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Malta
Malta: Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on was 0.9966 in 2020. ▬ Flat
Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Malta, 1995–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Malta is 0.9966, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Malta peaked at 1 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.9785, in 2013.
That places Malta 8th out of 60 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1 | — |
| 1996 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.9801 | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.9815 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.988 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.9842 | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.9857 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9822 | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.982 | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9888 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.9872 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.987 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9828 | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9846 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9785 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.9852 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.9889 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.9858 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9925 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.9944 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9946 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9966 | +0.2% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 0.9966 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.7843, 1.3× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Malta's 0.9966 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.8414, 1.2× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.986 | 0.9801 | 1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9874 | 0.9785 | 0.9946 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9966 | 0.9966 | 0.9966 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malta
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 economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Malta?
- Economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Malta was 0.9966 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 1995.
- What is the lowest economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9785 in 2013.
- How does Malta rank for economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
- Malta ranks 8th out of 60 countries with data for 2020.
- Is economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Economic affairs, 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.