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

Latest (2020)
0.9676
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
3rd
of 79 countries
All-time high
0.9676
in 2020
All-time low
0.9034
in 1996
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Use of goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's in Malta, 1995–2020

00.20.40.60.811995200720201995: 0.9321996: 0.9031997: 0.9271998: 0.9321999: 0.9212000: 0.9172001: 0.9122002: 0.9172003: 0.9262004: 0.9252005: 0.922006: 0.9322007: 0.9332008: 0.9452009: 0.9312010: 0.9362011: 0.9362012: 0.9332013: 0.9332014: 0.9392015: 0.9472016: 0.9442017: 0.9512018: 0.9572019: 0.962020: 0.968

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

Annual values for 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) in Malta, 1995 to 2020.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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. 1 Afghanistan 0.9964 compare
  2. 2 Kiribati 0.9819 compare
  3. 4 Azerbaijan 0.9505 compare
  4. 5 Uganda 0.9294 compare
  5. 6 Myanmar 0.9256 compare

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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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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)
Source
International Monetary Fund
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Coverage
79 places, 1,598 data points, 1973–2020
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