Malta vs Romania: Proportion of total government spending on essential services
Malta
52.2%
in 2023
Romania
51.4%
in 2023
Malta rank
46th
Romania rank
48th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services over time
- Malta
- Romania
How they compare
Malta currently reports 52.2% against 51.4% in Romania, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 46th and Romania ranks 48th of 114 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 2 and Romania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.3% | 49.8% | 7.5% | Malta |
| 2010s | 58.1% | 53.6% | 4.5% | Malta |
| 2020s | 52.6% | 53.6% | 1.0% | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, Malta or Romania?
- Malta, at 52.2% against 51.4% in Romania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services between Malta and Romania?
- 0.8%, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Romania?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Malta and Romania rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Malta ranks 46th and Romania ranks 48th of 114 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of total government spending on essential services (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.