Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Malta
Malta: Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social was 26.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social 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, social in Malta is 26.7%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and down 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Malta peaked at 34.1% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 25.5%, in 2021.
That places Malta 49th out of 114 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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, social in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 30.8% | — |
| 2001 | 31.2% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 31.7% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 28.9% | -8.9% |
| 2004 | 31.3% | +8.4% |
| 2005 | 31.0% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 31.7% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 32.8% | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 31.5% | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 34.1% | +8.2% |
| 2010 | 33.4% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 32.8% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 32.7% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 32.9% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 31.9% | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 30.3% | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 31.6% | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 31.7% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 29.2% | -8.1% |
| 2019 | 29.1% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 26.4% | -9.1% |
| 2021 | 25.5% | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 26.0% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 26.7% | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.5% | 28.9% | 34.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.6% | 29.1% | 33.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.1% | 25.5% | 26.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More poverty & inequality data for Malta
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.1 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,880 kg per hectare (2017)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2017)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 1.23 % change on previous year (2017)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 32.81 (2009)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 32.8% (2009)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2009)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Malta?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Malta was 26.7% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 34.1% in 2009.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.5% in 2021.
- How does Malta rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social?
- Malta ranks 49th out of 114 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services, social rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.7%. 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, social protection (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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