Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Malta
Malta: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 11.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Malta, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of total government spending on essential services in Malta is 11.4%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Malta peaked at 14.1% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 11.4%, in 2023.
Malta ranks 63rd of 116 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.9% | — |
| 2001 | 13.6% | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 14.1% | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 13.0% | -7.9% |
| 2004 | 13.1% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 12.7% | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 12.9% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 12.7% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 12.1% | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 12.8% | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 12.7% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 12.6% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 12.4% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 12.5% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 12.3% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 12.3% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 13.1% | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 12.6% | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 12.7% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 13.0% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 11.7% | -10.2% |
| 2021 | 11.8% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 11.7% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 11.4% | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.0% | 12.1% | 14.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.6% | 12.3% | 13.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.6% | 11.4% | 11.8% | 4 |
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More education data for Malta
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 16,673 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.12 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9,575 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.47 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 21,120 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10.95 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1,666 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 275.01 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 12,288 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 11.17 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Malta?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Malta was 11.4% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 14.1% in 2002.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.4% in 2023.
- How does Malta rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Malta ranks 63rd out of 116 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, education (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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