Official development assistance (ODA) as a percentage … donors in Malta
Malta: Official development assistance (ODA) as a percentage … donors was 0.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.2%
Change on year
down 29.4%
World rank
29th
of 49 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2020
All-time low
0.2%
in 2025
Years of data
8
2018–2025
Official development assistance (ODA) as a percentage of OECD-DAC in Malta, 2018–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malta recorded 0.2% for official development assistance (oda) as a percentage of oecd-dac in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 29.4% on the previous year and down 17.1% over ten years.
Malta ranks 29th of 49 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Official development assistance (ODA) as a percentage … donors in Malta, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 0.2% | — |
| 2019 | 0.3% | +22.7% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | +32.2% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | -20.9% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | +14.8% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | -6.2% |
| 2024 | 0.3% | -15.1% |
| 2025 | 0.2% | -29.4% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 0.2% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.3%, 64% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
- Malta's 0.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.3%, 76% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malta
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Frequently asked questions
- What is official development assistance (oda) as a percentage of oecd-dac in Malta?
- Official development assistance (oda) as a percentage of oecd-dac in Malta was 0.2% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest official development assistance (oda) as a percentage of oecd-dac recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest official development assistance (oda) as a percentage of oecd-dac recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2025.
- How does Malta rank for official development assistance (oda) as a percentage of oecd-dac?
- Malta ranks 29th out of 49 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official development assistance (oda) as a percentage of oecd-dac rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Official development assistance (ODA) as a percentage of OECD-DAC donors' GNI on grant equivalent basis, by donor countries (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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