Japan vs Malta: Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public
Japan
87.4%
in 2021
Malta
87.9%
in 2022
Japan rank
100th
Malta rank
97th
Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public over time
- Japan
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 87.9% against 87.4% in Japan, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Malta ahead.
Japan ranks 100th and Malta ranks 97th of 125 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 88.2% | 88.7% | 0.5% | Malta |
| 2000s | 90.1% | 93.4% | 3.3% | Malta |
| 2010s | 87.1% | 88.4% | 1.3% | Malta |
| 2020s | 87.4% | 88.6% | 1.2% | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public, Japan or Malta?
- Malta, at 87.9% against 87.4% in Japan as of 2022.
- What is the difference in current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public between Japan and Malta?
- 0.5%, with Malta 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 current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public?
- Japan ranks 100th and Malta ranks 97th of 125 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Current 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