Libya vs Malta: Gross national expenditure
Libya
77.5%
in 2025
Malta
80.8%
in 2025
Libya rank
177th
Malta rank
175th
Gross national expenditure over time
- Libya
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 80.8% against 77.5% in Libya, a difference of 3.3%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Malta ahead.
Libya ranks 177th and Malta ranks 175th of 186 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 2 and Malta in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 95.0% | 107.1% | 12.1% | Malta |
| 2000s | 64.4% | 104.1% | 39.7% | Malta |
| 2010s | 91.3% | 89.5% | 1.8% | Libya |
| 2020s | 84.0% | 82.7% | 1.3% | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure, Libya or Malta?
- Malta, at 80.8% against 77.5% in Libya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure between Libya and Malta?
- 3.3%, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Malta?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Libya and Malta rank globally for gross national expenditure?
- Libya ranks 177th and Malta ranks 175th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as Gross national 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
Gross national expenditure is the sum of household final consumption expenditure, general government final consumption expenditure, and gross capital formation. 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.