Bulgaria vs Malta: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty
Bulgaria
27.6%
in 2023
Malta
26.8%
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
27th
Malta rank
30th
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty over time
- Bulgaria
- Malta
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 27.6% against 26.8% in Malta, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 27th and Malta ranks 30th of 184 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 4 and Malta in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 48.8% | 15.4% | 33.3% | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 52.0% | 13.9% | 38.1% | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 37.7% | 17.7% | 20.0% | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 30.0% | 22.6% | 7.4% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 25.0% | 25.2% | 0.2% | Malta |
| 2020s | 27.4% | 27.8% | 0.4% | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty, Bulgaria or Malta?
- Bulgaria, at 27.6% against 26.8% in Malta as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty between Bulgaria and Malta?
- 0.8%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Malta?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Malta rank globally for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Bulgaria ranks 27th and Malta ranks 30th of 184 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Government consumption divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.