General government final consumption expenditure in Malta
Malta: General government final consumption expenditure was 5.9% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
General government final consumption expenditure in Malta, 2001–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
In 2025, general government final consumption expenditure in Malta stood at 5.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 24.2% on the previous year and down 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure in Malta peaked at 12.5% in 2008 and was at its lowest, -3.5%, in 2009.
That places Malta 44th out of 173 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
General government final consumption expenditure in Malta, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.8% | — |
| 2002 | 3.8% | +117.3% |
| 2003 | 4.2% | +9.9% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | -87.1% |
| 2005 | -0.9% | -263.7% |
| 2006 | 3.6% | -503.1% |
| 2007 | 1.9% | -47.9% |
| 2008 | 12.5% | +571.3% |
| 2009 | -3.5% | -128.2% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | -111.7% |
| 2011 | 3.5% | +762.6% |
| 2012 | 5.9% | +67.9% |
| 2013 | 1.7% | -71.6% |
| 2014 | 9.7% | +474.0% |
| 2015 | 7.8% | -19.5% |
| 2016 | 5.5% | -28.9% |
| 2017 | 6.7% | +20.8% |
| 2018 | 8.6% | +28.9% |
| 2019 | 9.1% | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 12.0% | +31.8% |
| 2021 | 5.6% | -52.9% |
| 2022 | -0.2% | -103.4% |
| 2023 | 3.7% | -2019.2% |
| 2024 | 4.8% | +27.8% |
| 2025 | 5.9% | +24.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.6% | -3.5% | 12.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 5.9% | 0.4% | 9.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.3% | -0.2% | 12.0% | 6 |
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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)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 10.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.8133 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 38,963 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 5.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.7198 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 34,481 current LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5878 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is general government final consumption expenditure in Malta?
- General government final consumption expenditure in Malta was 5.9% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 12.5% in 2008.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.5% in 2009.
- How does Malta rank for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Malta ranks 44th out of 173 countries with data for 2025.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of General government final consumption expenditure (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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. General government FCE includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees), and most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.