China vs Malta: Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social
China
26.2%
in 2024
Malta
26.7%
in 2023
China rank
58th
Malta rank
56th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social over time
- China
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 26.7% against 26.2% in China, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Malta ahead.
China ranks 58th and Malta ranks 56th of 127 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.8% | 31.5% | 22.7% | Malta |
| 2010s | 24.1% | 31.6% | 7.5% | Malta |
| 2020s | 25.3% | 26.1% | 0.8% | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, social, China or Malta?
- Malta, at 26.7% against 26.2% in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services, social between China and Malta?
- 0.5%, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Malta?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do China and Malta rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social?
- China ranks 58th and Malta ranks 56th of 127 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social protection (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.