Malta vs Panama: Final consumption expenditure
Final consumption expenditure over time
- Malta
- Panama
How they compare
Malta currently reports 62.1% against 61.4% in Panama, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 167th and Panama ranks 169th of 187 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 5 and Panama in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 91.8% | 69.6% | 22.2% | Malta |
| 1980s | 83.4% | 79.5% | 3.9% | Malta |
| 1990s | 80.2% | 77.0% | 3.2% | Malta |
| 2000s | 81.5% | 73.2% | 8.3% | Malta |
| 2010s | 69.8% | 61.9% | 7.9% | Malta |
| 2020s | 61.4% | 64.1% | 2.7% | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher final consumption expenditure, Malta or Panama?
- Malta, at 62.1% against 61.4% in Panama as of 2025.
- What is the difference in final consumption expenditure between Malta and Panama?
- 0.7%, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Panama?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Malta and Panama rank globally for final consumption expenditure?
- Malta ranks 167th and Panama ranks 169th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as Final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Final consumption expenditure is expenditure on goods and services by resident institutional units for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. Final consumption expenditure can be measured for households, general government, the central bank and non-profit institutions serving households. 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.