Lithuania vs Malta: Expense

Lithuania
33.9%
in 2023
Malta
33.7%
in 2023
Lithuania rank
42nd
Malta rank
44th

Expense over time

  • Lithuania
  • Malta
20304050197219972023

How they compare

Lithuania currently reports 33.9% against 33.7% in Malta, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Malta ahead.

Lithuania ranks 42nd and Malta ranks 44th of 157 countries.

Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lithuania Malta Difference Ahead
1990s 31.7% 35.1% 3.5% Malta
2000s 33.9% 40.2% 6.3% Malta
2010s 33.7% 36.4% 2.6% Malta
2020s 35.5% 36.8% 1.2% Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher expense, Lithuania or Malta?
Lithuania, at 33.9% against 33.7% in Malta as of 2023.
What is the difference in expense between Lithuania and Malta?
0.2%, with Lithuania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Malta?
32 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
How do Lithuania and Malta rank globally for expense?
Lithuania ranks 42nd and Malta ranks 44th of 157 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Expense (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Expense (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
183 places, 5,211 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

Expense is a decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.