Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Malta

Malta: Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on was 0.9992 in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
0.9992
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
23rd
of 80 countries
All-time high
1
in 1995
All-time low
0.9986
in 2018
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Malta, 1995–2020

00.20.40.60.811995200720201995: 11996: 11997: 11998: 11999: 12000: 12001: 12002: 12003: 12004: 12005: 12006: 12007: 12008: 12009: 12010: 12011: 12012: 12013: 12014: 12015: 0.9992016: 12017: 12018: 0.9992019: 0.9992020: 0.999

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

The most recent figure for interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Malta is 0.9992, measured in 2020.

The figure is down 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Malta peaked at 1 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.9986, in 2018.

Malta ranks 23rd of 80 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Malta, year by year

Annual values for Interest, payable, 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 0.9998 -0.0%
2002 0.9999 +0.0%
2003 0.9997 -0.0%
2004 0.9998 +0.0%
2005 0.9999 +0.0%
2006 0.9997 -0.0%
2007 0.9996 -0.0%
2008 0.9996 -0.0%
2009 0.9998 +0.0%
2010 0.9998 +0.0%
2011 0.9996 -0.0%
2012 0.9995 -0.0%
2013 0.9996 +0.0%
2014 0.9996 +0.0%
2015 0.9993 -0.0%
2016 0.9995 +0.0%
2017 0.9995 +0.0%
2018 0.9986 -0.1%
2019 0.9993 +0.1%
2020 0.9992 -0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1 1 1 5
2000s 0.9998 0.9996 1 10
2010s 0.9994 0.9986 0.9998 10
2020s 0.9992 0.9992 0.9992 1

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 20 Myanmar 1 compare
  2. 21 Uganda 0.9998 compare
  3. 22 Armenia 0.9996 compare
  4. 24 Chile 0.9992 compare
  5. 25 Rwanda 0.9991 compare
  6. 26 Indonesia 0.9982 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Malta?
Interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Malta was 0.9992 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 1 in 1995.
What is the lowest interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9986 in 2018.
How does Malta rank for interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
Malta ranks 23rd out of 80 countries with data for 2020.
Is interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. 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 Interest, payable, 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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Interest, payable, 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
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Coverage
80 places, 1,616 data points, 1972–2020
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