Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Malta
Malta: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality was 32.8% in 2009. ▲ Rising
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Malta, 1980–2009
Source: UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Malta recorded 32.8% for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in 2009.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Malta peaked at 33.8% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 20.6%, in 1987.
That places Malta 32nd out of 187 countries with data for 2009, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Malta, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 24.3% | — |
| 1981 | 24.5% | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 24.4% | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 23.1% | -5.4% |
| 1984 | 21.8% | -5.6% |
| 1985 | 22.7% | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 21.7% | -4.2% |
| 1987 | 20.6% | -5.1% |
| 1988 | 21.9% | +6.2% |
| 1989 | 21.7% | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 22.6% | +4.1% |
| 1991 | 22.5% | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 23.1% | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 24.1% | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 22.7% | -5.6% |
| 1995 | 28.6% | +25.9% |
| 1996 | 26.8% | -6.2% |
| 1997 | 28.5% | +6.2% |
| 1998 | 26.3% | -7.8% |
| 1999 | 28.1% | +6.9% |
| 2000 | 26.7% | -4.9% |
| 2001 | 28.1% | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 29.4% | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 30.5% | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 30.9% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 32.8% | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 33.1% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 33.8% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 32.6% | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 32.8% | +0.6% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 32.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 29.8%, 1.1× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Malta's 32.8% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 8.0%, 4.1× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22.7% | 20.6% | 24.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.3% | 22.5% | 28.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.1% | 26.7% | 33.8% | 10 |
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 revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2009)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 0.6277 % change on previous year (2009)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Malta?
- Tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Malta was 32.8% in 2009, according to UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 33.8% in 2007.
- What is the lowest tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.6% in 1987.
- How does Malta rank for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Malta ranks 32nd out of 187 countries with data for 2009.
- Is tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes include direct and indirect taxes as well as social contributions. The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality.