Other expense (% of expense) in Malta
Malta: Other expense (% of expense) was 14.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Other expense in Malta, 1995–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
In 2023, other expense in Malta stood at 14.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.6% on the previous year and up 31.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other expense in Malta peaked at 15.6% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 7.4%, in 1998.
That places Malta 24th out of 147 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Other expense (% of expense) in Malta, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 9.3% | — |
| 1996 | 8.5% | -8.4% |
| 1997 | 8.9% | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 7.4% | -17.3% |
| 1999 | 7.5% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 8.6% | +15.7% |
| 2001 | 10.0% | +15.6% |
| 2002 | 7.5% | -24.7% |
| 2003 | 15.6% | +107.4% |
| 2004 | 9.7% | -37.7% |
| 2005 | 9.1% | -6.1% |
| 2006 | 9.1% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 9.3% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 9.2% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 10.1% | +10.0% |
| 2010 | 10.8% | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 10.9% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 9.9% | -9.2% |
| 2013 | 11.3% | +13.6% |
| 2014 | 10.9% | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 12.0% | +10.1% |
| 2016 | 10.8% | -10.6% |
| 2017 | 10.4% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 13.4% | +28.4% |
| 2019 | 12.2% | -9.0% |
| 2020 | 11.4% | -6.2% |
| 2021 | 11.5% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 12.4% | +8.1% |
| 2023 | 14.8% | +18.6% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 14.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 9.4%, 1.6× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Malta's 14.8% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 9.3%, 1.6× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other expense (% of expense) in Malta changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +107.4% | 7.5% | 15.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.3% | 7.4% | 9.3% | 5 |
| 2000s | 9.8% | 7.5% | 15.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.3% | 9.9% | 13.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.5% | 11.4% | 14.8% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is other expense in Malta?
- Other expense in Malta was 14.8% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest other expense recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 15.6% in 2003.
- What is the lowest other expense recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.4% in 1998.
- How does Malta rank for other expense?
- Malta ranks 24th out of 147 countries with data for 2023.
- Is other expense rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Other expense (% of expense). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Other expense is spending on dividends, rent, and other miscellaneous expenses, including provision for consumption of fixed capital. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.