Which has higher revenue, excluding grants, Malta or New Zealand?

New Zealand, at 34.2% against 33.2% in Malta as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and New Zealand?

40 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Revenue, excluding grants (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Malta vs New Zealand: Revenue, excluding grants

Malta

33.2%

in 2024

New Zealand

34.2%

in 2024

Malta rank

37th

New Zealand rank

34th

Revenue, excluding grants over time

Malta
New Zealand

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 34.2% against 33.2% in Malta, a difference of 1.0%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Malta ahead.

Malta ranks 37th and New Zealand ranks 34th of 157 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 3 and New Zealand in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malta	New Zealand	Difference	Ahead
1970s	43.2%	30.4%	12.8%	Malta
1980s	34.7%	34.9%	0.2%	New Zealand
2000s	37.4%	35.1%	2.3%	Malta
2010s	36.7%	32.7%	4.0%	Malta
2020s	32.3%	32.7%	0.4%	New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher revenue, excluding grants, Malta or New Zealand?: New Zealand, at 34.2% against 33.2% in Malta as of 2024.
What is the difference in revenue, excluding grants between Malta and New Zealand?: 1.0%, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and New Zealand?: 40 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
How do Malta and New Zealand rank globally for revenue, excluding grants?: Malta ranks 37th and New Zealand ranks 34th of 157 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Revenue, excluding grants (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Revenue, excluding grants (% 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: 192 places, 5,652 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Revenue is an increase in net worth resulting from a transaction. Grants are excluded from this figure. 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.