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Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Malta

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

0.20.40.60.8190019622025

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

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%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 30 Lithuania 0.786 compare
  2. 30 Trinidad and Tobago 0.786 compare
  3. 32 Brazil 0.784 compare
  4. 33 Sri Lanka 0.783 compare
  5. 35 Suriname 0.781 compare
  6. 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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Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index
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V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
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Coverage
176 places, 29,649 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which political leaders are elected under comprehensive suffrage in free and fair elections, and freedoms of association and expression are guaranteed.