Malta vs Spain: Expense
Malta
33.7%
in 2023
Spain
34.0%
in 2023
Malta rank
44th
Spain rank
41st
Expense over time
- Malta
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 34.0% against 33.7% in Malta, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 44th and Spain ranks 41st of 157 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 4 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 32.9% | 17.7% | 15.3% | Malta |
| 1980s | 28.3% | 27.5% | 0.8% | Malta |
| 1990s | 29.1% | 31.9% | 2.8% | Spain |
| 2000s | 40.5% | 28.6% | 11.9% | Malta |
| 2010s | 36.4% | 33.1% | 3.3% | Malta |
| 2020s | 36.8% | 37.0% | 0.2% | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher expense, Malta or Spain?
- Spain, at 34.0% against 33.7% in Malta as of 2023.
- What is the difference in expense between Malta and Spain?
- 0.3%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Spain?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2023.
- How do Malta and Spain rank globally for expense?
- Malta ranks 44th and Spain ranks 41st 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.