Malta vs Thailand: Proportion of total government spending on essential services
Malta
12.5%
in 2022
Thailand
12.6%
in 2025
Malta rank
86th
Thailand rank
84th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services over time
- Malta
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 12.6% against 12.5% in Malta, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 16 years both countries report, Thailand has been ahead every year.
Malta ranks 86th and Thailand ranks 84th of 170 countries.
Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.0% | 18.5% | 6.5% | Thailand |
| 2010s | 15.4% | 19.5% | 4.1% | Thailand |
| 2020s | 12.5% | 14.7% | 2.2% | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, Malta or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 12.6% against 12.5% in Malta as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services between Malta and Thailand?
- 0.1%, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Thailand?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2022.
- How do Malta and Thailand rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Malta ranks 86th and Thailand ranks 84th of 170 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of total government spending on essential services, education [UIS methodology] (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.