Malta vs South Africa: Expense
Malta
33.7%
in 2023
South Africa
33.4%
in 2022
Malta rank
44th
South Africa rank
45th
Expense over time
- Malta
- South Africa
How they compare
Malta currently reports 33.7% against 33.4% in South Africa, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 44th and South Africa ranks 45th of 157 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 32.9% | 17.2% | 15.7% | Malta |
| 1980s | 28.3% | 22.8% | 5.5% | Malta |
| 1990s | 33.8% | 26.3% | 7.5% | Malta |
| 2000s | 40.2% | 25.7% | 14.6% | Malta |
| 2010s | 36.4% | 32.2% | 4.2% | Malta |
| 2020s | 37.8% | 35.3% | 2.5% | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher expense, Malta or South Africa?
- Malta, at 33.7% against 33.4% in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in expense between Malta and South Africa?
- 0.3%, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and South Africa?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2022.
- How do Malta and South Africa rank globally for expense?
- Malta ranks 44th and South Africa ranks 45th 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
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.