Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in Malta
Malta: Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global was 0.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in Malta, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in Malta stood at 0.2%.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in Malta peaked at 0.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2003.
Malta ranks 62nd of 224 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in Malta, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | +165.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +16.9% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | +33.7% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | +18.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | -8.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -22.6% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +19.5% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | +27.5% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | -15.3% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | -6.2% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 0.2% | +1.7% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 0.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2%, 86% of the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Malta's 0.2% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2%, 1.4× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +165.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More infrastructure data for Malta
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 766,620 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 142.07 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 255,500 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 47.35 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.4492 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 255,500 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.35 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in Malta?
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in Malta was 0.2% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2003.
- How does Malta rank for developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global?
- Malta ranks 62nd out of 224 countries with data for 2024.
- Is developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global services imports (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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