Use of goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's in Malta
Malta: Use of goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's was 0.9676 in 2020. ▬ Flat
Use of goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's in Malta, 1995–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Malta recorded 0.9676 for use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's in 2020. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's in Malta peaked at 0.9676 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.9034, in 1996.
That places Malta 3rd out of 79 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
Use of goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.9317 | — |
| 1996 | 0.9034 | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 0.9266 | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.9324 | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.9213 | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.917 | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.9118 | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.9167 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.9257 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9254 | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.92 | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.9322 | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.9329 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9454 | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.9314 | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.9356 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.9363 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9334 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9328 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9386 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.9467 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.9443 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9515 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.9574 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.96 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9676 | +0.8% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 0.9676 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4675, 2.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Malta's 0.9676 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.9179, 1.1× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9231 | 0.9034 | 0.9324 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.9259 | 0.9118 | 0.9454 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9437 | 0.9328 | 0.96 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9676 | 0.9676 | 0.9676 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 1 Afghanistan 0.9964 compare
- 2 Kiribati 0.9819 compare
- 4 Azerbaijan 0.9505 compare
- 5 Uganda 0.9294 compare
- 6 Myanmar 0.9256 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), per unit of GDP 0.0044 current USD per US$ of GDP (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's in Malta?
- Use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's in Malta was 0.9676 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9676 in 2020.
- What is the lowest use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9034 in 1996.
- How does Malta rank for use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's?
- Malta ranks 3rd out of 79 countries with data for 2020.
- Is use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. 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 Use of goods and services, 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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About this data
The Fiscal Decentralization dataset includes fiscal decentralization indicators for a sample of IMF member countries. The following indicators are included in the dataset: Revenue and Expenditure Decentralization Shares; Transfer dependency and Vertical Fiscal Imbalances; Deficit and Debt; Allocation of expenditure (economic classification); Allocation of expenditure (functional classification); Allocation of non-Tax Revenues; and Allocation of Taxes.