Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS in Malta
Malta: Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS was 12.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Malta, 2002–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2022, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Malta stood at 12.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Malta peaked at 18.5% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 9.5%, in 2002.
That places Malta 103rd out of 197 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 9.5% | — |
| 2004 | 10.6% | +10.7% |
| 2007 | 14.5% | +37.1% |
| 2008 | 13.0% | -10.2% |
| 2009 | 12.3% | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 15.5% | +26.3% |
| 2011 | 18.3% | +17.9% |
| 2012 | 15.0% | -17.9% |
| 2013 | 18.5% | +23.3% |
| 2014 | 17.3% | -6.3% |
| 2015 | 13.0% | -25.0% |
| 2016 | 14.0% | +7.6% |
| 2017 | 13.3% | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 13.8% | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 12.5% | -9.2% |
| 2022 | 12.5% | +0.1% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 12.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 11.4%, 1.1× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Malta's 12.5% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 14.2%, 88% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.0% | 9.5% | 14.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 15.4% | 13.0% | 18.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 12.5% | 12.5% | 12.5% | 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 proportion of total government spending on essential services in Malta?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Malta was 12.5% in 2022, 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 18.5% in 2013.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.5% in 2002.
- How does Malta rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Malta ranks 103rd out of 197 countries with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 [UIS methodology] (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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