Africa's Development: Public finances General government … 16 in Malta
Malta: Africa's Development: Public finances General government … 16 was 36.08 Percentage of GDP in 2029. ▼ Falling
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances in Malta, 2000–2029
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances in Malta is 36.08 Percentage of GDP, measured in 2029.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances in Malta peaked at 45.3 Percentage of GDP in 2020 and was at its lowest, 34.45 Percentage of GDP, in 2017.
That places Malta 50th out of 166 countries with data for 2029, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Africa's Development: Public finances General government … 16 in Malta, year by year
| Year | Percentage of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 42.57 Percentage of GDP | — |
| 2001 | 44.22 Percentage of GDP | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 43.46 Percentage of GDP | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 45.24 Percentage of GDP | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 42.01 Percentage of GDP | -7.1% |
| 2005 | 42.35 Percentage of GDP | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 42.19 Percentage of GDP | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 40.93 Percentage of GDP | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 42.18 Percentage of GDP | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 41.16 Percentage of GDP | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 40.16 Percentage of GDP | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 41.95 Percentage of GDP | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 42.15 Percentage of GDP | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 40.81 Percentage of GDP | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 40.26 Percentage of GDP | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 38.52 Percentage of GDP | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 36.37 Percentage of GDP | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 34.45 Percentage of GDP | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 35.98 Percentage of GDP | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 35.67 Percentage of GDP | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 45.3 Percentage of GDP | +27.0% |
| 2021 | 42.93 Percentage of GDP | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 39.39 Percentage of GDP | -8.3% |
| 2023 | 39.85 Percentage of GDP | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 38.44 Percentage of GDP | -3.5% |
| 2025 | 37.67 Percentage of GDP | -2.0% |
| 2026 | 36.98 Percentage of GDP | -1.8% |
| 2027 | 36.23 Percentage of GDP | -2.0% |
| 2028 | 36.11 Percentage of GDP | -0.4% |
| 2029 | 36.08 Percentage of GDP | -0.1% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 36.08 Percentage of GDP is below the median for high income countries, which is 37.73 Percentage of GDP, 96% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Malta's 36.08 Percentage of GDP is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 26.18 Percentage of GDP, 1.4× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Africa's Development: Public finances General government … 16 in Malta changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +27.0% | 35.67 Percentage of GDP | 45.3 Percentage of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.63 Percentage of GDP | 40.93 Percentage of GDP | 45.24 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.63 Percentage of GDP | 34.45 Percentage of GDP | 42.15 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.9 Percentage of GDP | 36.08 Percentage of GDP | 45.3 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More economy & growth data for Malta
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.35 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.51 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0128 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 611.63 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -0.5772 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0093 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 446.61 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0062 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances in Malta?
- Africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances in Malta was 36.08 Percentage of GDP in 2029, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 45.3 Percentage of GDP in 2020.
- What is the lowest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.45 Percentage of GDP in 2017.
- How does Malta rank for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances?
- Malta ranks 50th out of 166 countries with data for 2029.
- Is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances — General government expenditure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Statistical Annex to the annual Africa's Development Dynamics (AFDD) report is a collection of development indicators that were gathered and analysed while conducting the research that went into the report. These data are also available online for free viewing or download at https://oe.cd/AFDD-2024, a bilingual website which links to the electronic version of the Africa's Development Dynamics book in both English and French. Table 16 shows data on public finance, including taxes, revenues, expenditure, and debt. Some of these figures are not available at the national level, but only for aggregations of groups of countries.