Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure in Malta
Malta: Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure was 44.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure in Malta, 1970–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Malta stood at 44.6%.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Malta peaked at 82.9% in 1974 and was at its lowest, 41.1%, in 2021.
That places Malta 167th out of 190 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure in Malta, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 79.4% | — |
| 1971 | 78.3% | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 80.2% | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 79.4% | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 82.9% | +4.5% |
| 1975 | 73.0% | -12.0% |
| 1976 | 67.9% | -6.9% |
| 1977 | 73.3% | +7.9% |
| 1978 | 68.4% | -6.6% |
| 1979 | 64.5% | -5.8% |
| 1980 | 65.9% | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 65.3% | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 67.5% | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 68.3% | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 70.2% | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 71.4% | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 68.4% | -4.2% |
| 1987 | 65.2% | -4.7% |
| 1988 | 65.2% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 64.7% | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 64.0% | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 62.5% | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 61.9% | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 60.8% | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 60.3% | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 61.6% | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 63.7% | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 62.8% | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 62.3% | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 63.4% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 64.1% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 64.5% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 61.2% | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 61.8% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 63.3% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 64.1% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 64.7% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 62.7% | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 61.1% | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 61.0% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 58.5% | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 60.7% | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 59.2% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 57.0% | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 53.7% | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 49.3% | -8.1% |
| 2016 | 48.1% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 44.8% | -6.9% |
| 2018 | 45.7% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 46.2% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 42.6% | -7.6% |
| 2021 | 41.1% | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 44.0% | +7.1% |
| 2023 | 45.4% | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 44.9% | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 44.6% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 74.7% | 64.5% | 82.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 67.2% | 64.7% | 71.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 62.3% | 60.3% | 64.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.9% | 61.0% | 64.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.3% | 44.8% | 60.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.8% | 41.1% | 45.4% | 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)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 6.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0537 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 2,572 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 15.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1753 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 8,399 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 10.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 0.1551 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Malta?
- Households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Malta was 44.6% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest households and npishs final consumption expenditure recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 82.9% in 1974.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.1% in 2021.
- How does Malta rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure?
- Malta ranks 167th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is households and npishs final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This field includes expenditure on goods and services by the Household and NPISH sector for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. 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.