What is tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index in Malta?

Tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index in Malta was 0.783 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Malta?

The highest recorded value was 0.817 in 2012.

What is the lowest tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Malta?

The lowest recorded value was 0.191 in 1900.

How does Malta rank for tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index?

Malta ranks 33rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index rising or falling in Malta?

Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Malta data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Malta

Name: Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Malta
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Malta: Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index was 0.783 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.783

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

33rd

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.817

in 2012

All-time low

0.191

in 1900

Years of data

126

1900–2025

Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Malta, 1900–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Malta recorded 0.783 for tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index in 2025.

The figure is up 0.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index in Malta peaked at 0.817 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.191, in 1900.

That places Malta 33rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.

Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Malta, year by year

Annual values for Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Malta, 1900 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1900	0.191	—
1901	0.191	+0.0%
1902	0.191	+0.0%
1903	0.191	+0.0%
1904	0.192	+0.5%
1905	0.192	+0.0%
1906	0.192	+0.0%
1907	0.192	+0.0%
1908	0.192	+0.0%
1909	0.192	+0.0%
1910	0.192	+0.0%
1911	0.192	+0.0%
1912	0.192	+0.0%
1913	0.192	+0.0%
1914	0.192	+0.0%
1915	0.192	+0.0%
1916	0.192	+0.0%
1917	0.192	+0.0%
1918	0.192	+0.0%
1919	0.192	+0.0%
1920	0.192	+0.0%
1921	0.237	+23.4%
1922	0.391	+65.0%
1923	0.391	+0.0%
1924	0.39	-0.3%
1925	0.388	-0.5%
1926	0.388	+0.0%
1927	0.39	+0.5%
1928	0.393	+0.8%
1929	0.393	+0.0%
1930	0.245	-37.7%
1931	0.217	-11.4%
1932	0.266	+22.6%
1933	0.306	+15.0%
1934	0.217	-29.1%
1935	0.202	-6.9%
1936	0.202	+0.0%
1937	0.202	+0.0%
1938	0.202	+0.0%
1939	0.24	+18.8%
1940	0.207	-13.8%
1941	0.207	+0.0%
1942	0.207	+0.0%
1943	0.207	+0.0%
1944	0.207	+0.0%
1945	0.234	+13.0%
1946	0.203	-13.2%
1947	0.324	+59.6%
1948	0.671	+107.1%
1949	0.671	+0.0%
1950	0.671	+0.0%
1951	0.672	+0.1%
1952	0.672	+0.0%
1953	0.672	+0.0%
1954	0.666	-0.9%
1955	0.668	+0.3%
1956	0.668	+0.0%
1957	0.668	+0.0%
1958	0.36	-46.1%
1959	0.257	-28.6%
1960	0.257	+0.0%
1961	0.257	+0.0%
1962	0.347	+35.0%
1963	0.663	+91.1%
1964	0.714	+7.7%
1965	0.699	-2.1%
1966	0.7	+0.1%
1967	0.701	+0.1%
1968	0.701	+0.0%
1969	0.701	+0.0%
1970	0.701	+0.0%
1971	0.693	-1.1%
1972	0.693	+0.0%
1973	0.693	+0.0%
1974	0.693	+0.0%
1975	0.693	+0.0%
1976	0.685	-1.2%
1977	0.667	-2.6%
1978	0.667	+0.0%
1979	0.667	+0.0%
1980	0.667	+0.0%
1981	0.666	-0.1%
1982	0.65	-2.4%
1983	0.65	+0.0%
1984	0.65	+0.0%
1985	0.65	+0.0%
1986	0.65	+0.0%
1987	0.713	+9.7%
1988	0.723	+1.4%
1989	0.723	+0.0%
1990	0.723	+0.0%
1991	0.738	+2.1%
1992	0.771	+4.5%
1993	0.776	+0.6%
1994	0.776	+0.0%
1995	0.776	+0.0%
1996	0.786	+1.3%
1997	0.788	+0.3%
1998	0.787	-0.1%
1999	0.786	-0.1%
2000	0.786	+0.0%
2001	0.786	+0.0%
2002	0.786	+0.0%
2003	0.788	+0.3%
2004	0.789	+0.1%
2005	0.789	+0.0%
2006	0.789	+0.0%
2007	0.784	-0.6%
2008	0.803	+2.4%
2009	0.815	+1.5%
2010	0.815	+0.0%
2011	0.815	+0.0%
2012	0.817	+0.2%
2013	0.793	-2.9%
2014	0.778	-1.9%
2015	0.778	+0.0%
2016	0.777	-0.1%
2017	0.761	-2.1%
2018	0.754	-0.9%
2019	0.767	+1.7%
2020	0.767	+0.0%
2021	0.77	+0.4%
2022	0.78	+1.3%
2023	0.783	+0.4%
2024	0.783	+0.0%
2025	0.783	+0.0%

Malta compared with similar countries

Malta's 0.783 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.786, 100% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
Malta's 0.783 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.187, 4.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1900s	0.1916	0.191	0.192	10
1910s	0.192	0.192	0.192	10
1920s	0.3553	0.192	0.393	10
1930s	0.2299	0.202	0.306	10
1940s	0.3138	0.203	0.671	10
1950s	0.5974	0.257	0.672	10
1960s	0.574	0.257	0.714	10
1970s	0.6852	0.667	0.701	10
1980s	0.6742	0.65	0.723	10
1990s	0.7707	0.723	0.788	10
2000s	0.7915	0.784	0.815	10
2010s	0.7855	0.754	0.817	10
2020s	0.7777	0.767	0.783	6

Countries ranked near Malta

30 Lithuania 0.786 compare
30 Trinidad and Tobago 0.786 compare
32 Brazil 0.784 compare
33 Sri Lanka 0.783 compare
35 Suriname 0.781 compare
36 Cyprus 0.773 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index in Malta?: Tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index in Malta was 0.783 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Malta?: The highest recorded value was 0.817 in 2012.
What is the lowest tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Malta?: The lowest recorded value was 0.191 in 1900.
How does Malta rank for tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index?: Malta ranks 33rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index rising or falling in Malta?: Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malta data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 29,649 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 09 October 2026

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