Revenue, excluding grants (current LCU), per square kilometre in Malta
Malta: Revenue, excluding grants (current LCU), per square kilometre was 20.11 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Revenue, excluding grants (current LCU), per square kilometre in Malta, 1972–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per square kilometre.
Analysis
Malta recorded 20.11 million current LCU per square kilometre for revenue, excluding grants (current lcu), per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 10.1% on the previous year and up 112.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, revenue, excluding grants (current lcu), per square kilometre in Malta peaked at 20.11 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 274,429 current LCU per square kilometre, in 1972.
That places Malta 37th out of 157 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Revenue, excluding grants (current LCU), per square kilometre in Malta, year by year
| Year | current LCU per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 274,429 current LCU per square kilometre | — |
| 1973 | 417,394 current LCU per square kilometre | +52.1% |
| 1974 | 504,238 current LCU per square kilometre | +20.8% |
| 1975 | 661,325 current LCU per square kilometre | +31.2% |
| 1976 | 744,016 current LCU per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1977 | 761,269 current LCU per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 911,512 current LCU per square kilometre | +19.7% |
| 1980 | 1.01 million current LCU per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 1981 | 1.19 million current LCU per square kilometre | +17.7% |
| 1982 | 1.35 million current LCU per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 1983 | 1.39 million current LCU per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 1.36 million current LCU per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 1.43 million current LCU per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1986 | 1.38 million current LCU per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1987 | 1.37 million current LCU per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 1.60 million current LCU per square kilometre | +16.4% |
| 1989 | 1.68 million current LCU per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1990 | 2.04 million current LCU per square kilometre | +21.5% |
| 1991 | 2.19 million current LCU per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1992 | 2.12 million current LCU per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 2.37 million current LCU per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 1994 | 2.51 million current LCU per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1995 | 3.35 million current LCU per square kilometre | +33.4% |
| 1996 | 3.34 million current LCU per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 3.62 million current LCU per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1998 | 3.57 million current LCU per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 4.12 million current LCU per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 2000 | 4.41 million current LCU per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2001 | 4.67 million current LCU per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 5.02 million current LCU per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2003 | 5.33 million current LCU per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 5.68 million current LCU per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 6.31 million current LCU per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 2006 | 6.64 million current LCU per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 6.98 million current LCU per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 7.34 million current LCU per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 7.39 million current LCU per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 8.01 million current LCU per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 2011 | 8.34 million current LCU per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 8.81 million current LCU per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 9.47 million current LCU per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2014 | 10.50 million current LCU per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 2015 | 11.65 million current LCU per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 2016 | 12.26 million current LCU per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 13.96 million current LCU per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 2018 | 15.29 million current LCU per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2019 | 15.95 million current LCU per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 14.74 million current LCU per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 2021 | 16.69 million current LCU per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 2022 | 18.27 million current LCU per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2023 | 20.11 million current LCU per square kilometre | +10.1% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 20.11 million current LCU per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.65 million current LCU per square kilometre, 7.6× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Malta's 20.11 million current LCU per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 930,620 current LCU per square kilometre, 21.6× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Revenue, excluding grants (current LCU), per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +52.1% | 274,429 current LCU per square kilometre | 417,394 current LCU per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 610,598 current LCU per square kilometre | 274,429 current LCU per square kilometre | 911,512 current LCU per square kilometre | 7 |
| 1980s | 1.38 million current LCU per square kilometre | 1.01 million current LCU per square kilometre | 1.68 million current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.92 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2.04 million current LCU per square kilometre | 4.12 million current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.98 million current LCU per square kilometre | 4.41 million current LCU per square kilometre | 7.39 million current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.42 million current LCU per square kilometre | 8.01 million current LCU per square kilometre | 15.95 million current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.45 million current LCU per square kilometre | 14.74 million current LCU per square kilometre | 20.11 million current LCU per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 34 Senegal 23.38 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 35 Albania 21.36 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 36 Cote d'Ivoire 20.60 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 38 Togo 16.98 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 39 Somalia 14.30 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 40 Nauru 14.17 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is revenue, excluding grants (current lcu), per square kilometre in Malta?
- Revenue, excluding grants (current lcu), per square kilometre in Malta was 20.11 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest revenue, excluding grants (current lcu), per square kilometre recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 20.11 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest revenue, excluding grants (current lcu), per square kilometre recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 274,429 current LCU per square kilometre in 1972.
- How does Malta rank for revenue, excluding grants (current lcu), per square kilometre?
- Malta ranks 37th out of 157 countries with data for 2023.
- Is revenue, excluding grants (current lcu), per square kilometre rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 112.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Revenue, excluding grants (current LCU), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Revenue, excluding grants (current LCU) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Revenue, excluding grants (current LCU) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Revenue, excluding grants Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Revenue, excluding grants (current LCU) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.