Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Malta
Malta: Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public was 87.9% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Malta, 1998–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Malta stood at 87.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Malta peaked at 94.5% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 84.7%, in 2016.
That places Malta 97th out of 125 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Malta, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 88.7% | — |
| 2002 | 94.5% | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 94.4% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 92.6% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 92.0% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 94.4% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 89.9% | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 92.4% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 87.2% | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 85.3% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 92.2% | +8.2% |
| 2015 | 86.4% | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 84.7% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 90.0% | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 87.2% | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 88.6% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 87.9% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 88.7% | 88.7% | 88.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 93.6% | 92.0% | 94.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 88.4% | 84.7% | 92.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 88.3% | 87.9% | 88.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More education data for Malta
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4,664 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 70 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 4,949 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4,626 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 32,424 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 27,337 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0495 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Malta?
- Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Malta was 87.9% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 94.5% in 2002.
- What is the lowest current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.7% in 2016.
- How does Malta rank for current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public?
- Malta ranks 97th out of 125 countries with data for 2022.
- Is current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release