Japan vs Malta: Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public
Japan
12.6%
in 2021
Malta
12.1%
in 2022
Japan rank
27th
Malta rank
30th
Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public over time
- Japan
- Malta
How they compare
Japan currently reports 12.6% against 12.1% in Malta, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 27th and Malta ranks 30th of 124 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.8% | 11.3% | 0.5% | Japan |
| 2000s | 9.9% | 6.6% | 3.3% | Japan |
| 2010s | 12.9% | 11.6% | 1.3% | Japan |
| 2020s | 12.6% | 11.4% | 1.2% | Japan |
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, Japan or Malta?
- Japan, at 12.6% against 12.1% in Malta as of 2021.
- What is the difference in capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public between Japan and Malta?
- 0.5%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Malta?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2021.
- How do Japan and Malta rank globally for capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public?
- Japan ranks 27th 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