Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Malta
Malta: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty was 26.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
26.8%
Change on year
down 6.4%
World rank
30th
of 184 countries
All-time high
28.9%
in 2020
All-time low
13.2%
in 1984
Years of data
59
1965–2023
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Malta, 1965–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Malta is 26.8%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 6.4% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Malta peaked at 28.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 13.2%, in 1984.
That places Malta 30th out of 184 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Malta, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 17.1% | — |
| 1966 | 15.9% | -6.7% |
| 1967 | 16.1% | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 14.4% | -10.3% |
| 1969 | 14.0% | -2.6% |
| 1970 | 16.7% | +19.1% |
| 1971 | 16.2% | -2.8% |
| 1972 | 16.0% | -1.3% |
| 1973 | 15.5% | -3.4% |
| 1974 | 16.1% | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 16.3% | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 15.6% | -4.6% |
| 1977 | 14.4% | -7.1% |
| 1978 | 13.7% | -5.0% |
| 1979 | 13.7% | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 14.2% | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 14.0% | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 13.6% | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 13.5% | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 13.2% | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 13.5% | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 13.9% | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 14.7% | +5.5% |
| 1988 | 14.0% | -4.3% |
| 1989 | 14.5% | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 14.2% | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 14.1% | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 16.7% | +18.4% |
| 1993 | 16.5% | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 16.3% | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 17.4% | +6.5% |
| 1996 | 18.9% | +9.1% |
| 1997 | 18.4% | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 19.6% | +6.4% |
| 1999 | 20.2% | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 18.7% | -7.4% |
| 2001 | 21.7% | +15.9% |
| 2002 | 22.6% | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 20.5% | -9.2% |
| 2004 | 22.3% | +8.6% |
| 2005 | 21.4% | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 23.1% | +7.8% |
| 2007 | 23.0% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 27.1% | +17.5% |
| 2009 | 25.6% | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 24.1% | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 26.8% | +11.1% |
| 2012 | 26.6% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 25.8% | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 27.3% | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 23.8% | -12.6% |
| 2016 | 24.7% | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 23.9% | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 23.8% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 25.3% | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 28.9% | +14.0% |
| 2021 | 26.9% | -6.9% |
| 2022 | 28.7% | +6.6% |
| 2023 | 26.8% | -6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.5% | 14.0% | 17.1% | 5 |
| 1970s | 15.4% | 13.7% | 16.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.9% | 13.2% | 14.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.2% | 14.1% | 20.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.6% | 18.7% | 27.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.2% | 23.8% | 27.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.8% | 26.8% | 28.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 27 Bulgaria 27.6% compare
- 28 Montenegro 27.6% compare
- 29 Slovakia 27.1% compare
- 31 Namibia 26.3% compare
- 32 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 26.1% compare
- 33 Uzbekistan 25.8% compare
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 share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Malta?
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Malta was 26.8% in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 28.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.2% in 1984.
- How does Malta rank for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Malta ranks 30th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Government consumption divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.