Malta vs Sweden: Revenue, excluding grants

Malta
33.2%
in 2024
Sweden
33.0%
in 2024
Malta rank
37th
Sweden rank
38th

Revenue, excluding grants over time

  • Malta
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Malta currently reports 33.2% against 33.0% in Sweden, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Malta ahead.

Malta ranks 37th and Sweden ranks 38th of 157 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 3 and Sweden in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta Sweden Difference Ahead
1970s 43.2% 29.6% 13.6% Malta
1980s 34.4% 34.9% 0.6% Sweden
1990s 32.9% 36.6% 3.7% Sweden
2000s 37.0% 35.3% 1.7% Malta
2010s 36.7% 33.5% 3.2% Malta
2020s 32.3% 33.4% 1.1% Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher revenue, excluding grants, Malta or Sweden?
Malta, at 33.2% against 33.0% in Sweden as of 2024.
What is the difference in revenue, excluding grants between Malta and Sweden?
0.2%, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Sweden?
52 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
How do Malta and Sweden rank globally for revenue, excluding grants?
Malta ranks 37th and Sweden ranks 38th 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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About this data

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

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.