General government final consumption expenditure in Malta
Malta: General government final consumption expenditure was 17.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
General government final consumption expenditure in Malta, 1970–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Malta recorded 17.5% for general government final consumption expenditure in 2025.
That represents a change of up 4.0% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure in Malta peaked at 19.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 14.9%, in 1980.
Malta ranks 84th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
General government final consumption expenditure in Malta, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 17.9% | — |
| 1971 | 18.4% | +3.0% |
| 1972 | 17.9% | -2.9% |
| 1973 | 18.2% | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 18.9% | +3.9% |
| 1975 | 17.0% | -9.9% |
| 1976 | 16.3% | -4.3% |
| 1977 | 15.3% | -5.9% |
| 1978 | 15.3% | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 15.2% | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 14.9% | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 16.0% | +6.9% |
| 1982 | 17.0% | +6.8% |
| 1983 | 16.6% | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 16.1% | -3.1% |
| 1985 | 16.4% | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 16.1% | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 16.5% | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 16.0% | -3.1% |
| 1989 | 16.5% | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 16.2% | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 16.8% | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 17.3% | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 18.6% | +6.9% |
| 1994 | 18.9% | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 17.8% | -5.5% |
| 1996 | 19.0% | +6.4% |
| 1997 | 18.2% | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 18.0% | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 17.6% | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 17.7% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 18.9% | +6.8% |
| 2002 | 18.8% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 18.8% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 18.9% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 18.2% | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 18.5% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 17.9% | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 19.4% | +8.6% |
| 2009 | 19.3% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 18.6% | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 18.9% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 19.2% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 18.0% | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 17.9% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 16.9% | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 16.9% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 15.8% | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 16.0% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 16.9% | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 19.7% | +16.6% |
| 2021 | 18.3% | -6.9% |
| 2022 | 17.6% | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 16.4% | -6.9% |
| 2024 | 16.9% | +2.8% |
| 2025 | 17.5% | +4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.0% | 15.2% | 18.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.2% | 14.9% | 17.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.8% | 16.2% | 19.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.6% | 17.7% | 19.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.5% | 15.8% | 19.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.7% | 16.4% | 19.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 81 Burkina Faso 17.8% compare
- 82 Republic of Korea 17.6% compare
- 83 Uruguay 17.6% compare
- 85 Maldives 17.5% compare
- 86 Montenegro 17.4% compare
- 87 Romania 17.3% compare
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)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1332 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 6,380 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 11.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.999 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 47,861 current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 6.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.8841 current LCU 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 17.5% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 19.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.9% in 1980.
- How does Malta rank for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Malta ranks 84th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). 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 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.