Environmental protection, Ratio of this level of government's in Malta

Malta: Environmental protection, Ratio of this level of government's was 0.9214 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.9214
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
6th
of 60 countries
All-time high
1
in 1995
All-time low
0.8345
in 2002
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Environmental protection, Ratio of this level of government's in Malta, 1995–2020

00.20.40.60.811995200720201995: 11996: 11997: 11998: 11999: 12000: 12001: 0.8452002: 0.8352003: 0.8932004: 0.8852005: 0.8942006: 0.9062007: 0.9152008: 0.9082009: 0.9212010: 0.9062011: 0.8822012: 0.882013: 0.8842014: 0.9012015: 0.9312016: 0.8622017: 0.8652018: 0.9122019: 0.9282020: 0.921

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

In 2020, environmental protection, ratio of this level of government's in Malta stood at 0.9214.

The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, environmental protection, ratio of this level of government's in Malta peaked at 1 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.8345, in 2002.

Malta ranks 6th of 60 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

Environmental protection, Ratio of this level of government's in Malta, year by year

Annual values for Environmental protection, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government) in Malta, 1995 to 2020.
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 0.8451 -15.5%
2002 0.8345 -1.2%
2003 0.8934 +7.0%
2004 0.8854 -0.9%
2005 0.8938 +0.9%
2006 0.9058 +1.3%
2007 0.9146 +1.0%
2008 0.9076 -0.8%
2009 0.9214 +1.5%
2010 0.9062 -1.6%
2011 0.882 -2.7%
2012 0.8803 -0.2%
2013 0.8836 +0.4%
2014 0.9005 +1.9%
2015 0.9306 +3.3%
2016 0.8619 -7.4%
2017 0.8646 +0.3%
2018 0.9118 +5.5%
2019 0.9284 +1.8%
2020 0.9214 -0.7%

Malta compared with similar countries

  • Malta's 0.9214 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.357, 2.6× the median. (36 countries reporting)
  • Malta's 0.9214 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.6904, 1.3× the median. (5 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1 1 1 5
2000s 0.9002 0.8345 1 10
2010s 0.895 0.8619 0.9306 10
2020s 0.9214 0.9214 0.9214 1

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 4 Azerbaijan 0.9929 compare
  2. 5 Russian Federation 0.9236 compare
  3. 7 Republic of Moldova 0.9156 compare
  4. 8 Belarus 0.8429 compare
  5. 9 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.8399 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is environmental protection, ratio of this level of government's in Malta?
Environmental protection, ratio of this level of government's in Malta was 0.9214 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest environmental protection, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 1 in 1995.
What is the lowest environmental protection, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8345 in 2002.
How does Malta rank for environmental protection, ratio of this level of government's?
Malta ranks 6th out of 60 countries with data for 2020.
Is environmental protection, ratio of this level of government's rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Malta data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Environmental protection, 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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Environmental protection, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government)
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
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Coverage
60 places, 1,176 data points, 1990–2020
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