Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP in Malta
Malta: Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP was 0.0044 current USD per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling
Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP in Malta, 1985–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current USD per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Malta recorded 0.0044 current USD per US$ of GDP for military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.4% on the previous year and down 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp in Malta peaked at 0.0132 current USD per US$ of GDP in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.0041 current USD per US$ of GDP, in 2018.
That places Malta 152nd out of 166 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 40 years of available data.
Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP in Malta, year by year
| Year | current USD per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0116 current USD per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1986 | 0.0115 current USD per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0132 current USD per US$ of GDP | +14.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0111 current USD per US$ of GDP | -16.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0101 current USD per US$ of GDP | -9.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0083 current USD per US$ of GDP | -17.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0079 current USD per US$ of GDP | -4.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0088 current USD per US$ of GDP | +11.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0091 current USD per US$ of GDP | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0093 current USD per US$ of GDP | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0084 current USD per US$ of GDP | -9.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0087 current USD per US$ of GDP | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0082 current USD per US$ of GDP | -5.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0073 current USD per US$ of GDP | -11.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0068 current USD per US$ of GDP | -6.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0063 current USD per US$ of GDP | -7.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0067 current USD per US$ of GDP | +6.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0064 current USD per US$ of GDP | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0063 current USD per US$ of GDP | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0066 current USD per US$ of GDP | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0082 current USD per US$ of GDP | +23.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0066 current USD per US$ of GDP | -19.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0062 current USD per US$ of GDP | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0061 current USD per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0067 current USD per US$ of GDP | +10.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0065 current USD per US$ of GDP | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0057 current USD per US$ of GDP | -11.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0052 current USD per US$ of GDP | -9.0% |
| 2013 | 0.005 current USD per US$ of GDP | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0048 current USD per US$ of GDP | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0046 current USD per US$ of GDP | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 0.005 current USD per US$ of GDP | +8.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0045 current USD per US$ of GDP | -8.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0041 current USD per US$ of GDP | -8.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0049 current USD per US$ of GDP | +18.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0053 current USD per US$ of GDP | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0045 current USD per US$ of GDP | -15.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0042 current USD per US$ of GDP | -6.4% |
| 2023 | 0.005 current USD per US$ of GDP | +19.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0044 current USD per US$ of GDP | -12.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0115 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0101 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0132 current USD per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.0083 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0068 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0093 current USD per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0066 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0061 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0082 current USD per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.005 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0041 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0065 current USD per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0046 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0042 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0053 current USD per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 149 Nicaragua 0.0053 current USD per US$ of GDP compare
- 150 Sierra Leone 0.0052 current USD per US$ of GDP compare
- 151 Nigeria 0.0045 current USD per US$ of GDP compare
- 153 Kazakhstan 0.0041 current USD per US$ of GDP compare
- 154 Guatemala 0.0037 current USD per US$ of GDP compare
- 155 Ghana 0.0032 current USD per US$ of GDP 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), 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)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre 351,991 current USD per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp in Malta?
- Military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp in Malta was 0.0044 current USD per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0132 current USD per US$ of GDP in 1987.
- What is the lowest military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0041 current USD per US$ of GDP in 2018.
- How does Malta rank for military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp?
- Malta ranks 152nd out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Military expenditure (current USD) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Military expenditure (current USD) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Military expenditure (current USD) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.