Recreation, culture and religion, Ratio of this level of government's in Malta

Malta: Recreation, culture and religion, Ratio of this level of government's was 0.9822 in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
0.9822
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
4th
of 59 countries
All-time high
1
in 1995
All-time low
0.9531
in 2010
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Recreation, culture and religion, Ratio of this level of government's in Malta, 1995–2020

00.20.40.60.811995200720201995: 11996: 11997: 11998: 11999: 12000: 12001: 0.9672002: 0.9592003: 0.9582004: 0.9592005: 0.962006: 0.9582007: 0.9592008: 0.9592009: 0.9592010: 0.9532011: 0.972012: 0.9652013: 0.9652014: 0.9722015: 0.9782016: 0.9742017: 0.982018: 0.9822019: 0.9812020: 0.982

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

Malta recorded 0.9822 for recreation, culture and religion, ratio of this level of government's in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, recreation, culture and religion, ratio of this level of government's in Malta peaked at 1 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.9531, in 2010.

Malta ranks 4th of 59 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Recreation, culture and religion, Ratio of this level of government's in Malta, year by year

Annual values for Recreation, culture and religion, 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 0.9667 -3.3%
2002 0.9585 -0.8%
2003 0.9581 -0.0%
2004 0.9585 +0.0%
2005 0.9602 +0.2%
2006 0.9576 -0.3%
2007 0.9588 +0.1%
2008 0.9592 +0.0%
2009 0.9594 +0.0%
2010 0.9531 -0.7%
2011 0.9697 +1.7%
2012 0.9649 -0.5%
2013 0.9651 +0.0%
2014 0.972 +0.7%
2015 0.9784 +0.7%
2016 0.9735 -0.5%
2017 0.9798 +0.6%
2018 0.9816 +0.2%
2019 0.9815 -0.0%
2020 0.9822 +0.1%

Malta compared with similar countries

  • Malta's 0.9822 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4558, 2.2× the median. (36 countries reporting)
  • Malta's 0.9822 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.8404, 1.2× the median. (5 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1 1 1 5
2000s 0.9637 0.9576 1 10
2010s 0.972 0.9531 0.9816 10
2020s 0.9822 0.9822 0.9822 1

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 1 Afghanistan 1 compare
  2. 1 Thailand 1 compare
  3. 3 El Salvador 0.9973 compare
  4. 5 Azerbaijan 0.9581 compare
  5. 6 Hungary 0.8765 compare
  6. 7 Bulgaria 0.8708 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is recreation, culture and religion, ratio of this level of government's in Malta?
Recreation, culture and religion, ratio of this level of government's in Malta was 0.9822 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest recreation, culture and religion, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 1 in 1995.
What is the lowest recreation, culture and religion, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9531 in 2010.
How does Malta rank for recreation, culture and religion, ratio of this level of government's?
Malta ranks 4th out of 59 countries with data for 2020.
Is recreation, culture and religion, ratio of this level of government's rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. 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 Recreation, culture and religion, 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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Recreation, culture and religion, 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
59 places, 1,203 data points, 1990–2020
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