Share of housing costs in disposable household income, by type of in Malta
Malta: Share of housing costs in disposable household income, by type of was 12.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
12.6%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
43rd
of 47 countries
All-time high
12.6%
in 2024
All-time low
6.9%
in 2017
Years of data
21
2005–2025
Share of housing costs in disposable household income, by type of in Malta, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Malta recorded 12.6% for share of housing costs in disposable household income, by type of in 2025. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 68.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of housing costs in disposable household income, by type of in Malta peaked at 12.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.9%, in 2017.
That places Malta 43rd out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Share of housing costs in disposable household income, by type of in Malta, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 7.7% | — |
| 2006 | 9.3% | +20.8% |
| 2007 | 9.8% | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 9.9% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 10.3% | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 10.7% | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 11.2% | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 11.0% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 10.4% | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 8.7% | -16.3% |
| 2015 | 7.5% | -13.8% |
| 2016 | 7.8% | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 6.9% | -11.5% |
| 2018 | 7.8% | +13.0% |
| 2019 | 8.2% | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 9.0% | +9.8% |
| 2021 | 9.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 8.8% | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 12.0% | +36.4% |
| 2024 | 12.6% | +5.0% |
| 2025 | 12.6% | +0.0% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 12.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 17.6%, 72% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.4% | 7.7% | 10.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 9.0% | 6.9% | 11.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.7% | 8.8% | 12.6% | 6 |
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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 36.46 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 1.46 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 64,096 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 42.59 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 73.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 1.7 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 74,864 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 8.88 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of housing costs in disposable household income, by type of in Malta?
- Share of housing costs in disposable household income, by type of in Malta was 12.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest share of housing costs in disposable household income, by type of recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 12.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of housing costs in disposable household income, by type of recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.9% in 2017.
- How does Malta rank for share of housing costs in disposable household income, by type of?
- Malta ranks 43rd out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of housing costs in disposable household income, by type of rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Share of housing costs in disposable household income, by type of household and income group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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