Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Malta
Malta: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 52.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Malta, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Malta recorded 52.2% for proportion of total government spending on essential services in 2023.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Malta peaked at 59.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 51.9%, in 2022.
That places Malta 46th out of 114 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 55.5% | — |
| 2001 | 56.4% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 59.0% | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 54.2% | -8.1% |
| 2004 | 57.8% | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 57.9% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 58.8% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 58.7% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 55.9% | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 59.0% | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 58.9% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 58.3% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 58.0% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 59.0% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 58.1% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 56.8% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 59.5% | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 59.5% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 56.1% | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 56.7% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 53.8% | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 52.6% | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 51.9% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 52.2% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.3% | 54.2% | 59.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.1% | 56.1% | 59.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.6% | 51.9% | 53.8% | 4 |
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 proportion of total government spending on essential services in Malta?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Malta was 52.2% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 59.5% in 2016.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.9% in 2022.
- How does Malta rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Malta ranks 46th out of 114 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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