El Salvador vs Malta: Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public
El Salvador
12.0%
in 2024
Malta
12.1%
in 2022
El Salvador rank
31st
Malta rank
30th
Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public over time
- El Salvador
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 12.1% against 12.0% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2002 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 31st and Malta ranks 30th of 124 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Malta in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.5% | 6.8% | 4.7% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 7.7% | 12.0% | 4.3% | Malta |
| 2020s | 22.1% | 11.7% | 10.3% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public, El Salvador or Malta?
- Malta, at 12.1% against 12.0% in El Salvador as of 2022.
- What is the difference in capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public between El Salvador and Malta?
- 0.1%, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Malta?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2022.
- How do El Salvador and Malta rank globally for capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public?
- El Salvador ranks 31st and Malta ranks 30th of 124 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public institutions (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release