Total Expenditure (central government) — Value Standard Local Currency in Malta
Malta: Total Expenditure (central government) — Value Standard Local Currency was 8,562 million SLC in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total Expenditure (central government) — Value Standard Local Currency in Malta, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million SLC.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total expenditure (central government) — value standard local currency in Malta is 8,562 million SLC, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.6% on the previous year and up 144.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total expenditure (central government) — value standard local currency in Malta peaked at 8,562 million SLC in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,773 million SLC, in 2001.
That places Malta 145th out of 174 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Total Expenditure (central government) — Value Standard Local Currency in Malta, year by year
| Year | million SLC | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1,773 million SLC | — |
| 2002 | 1,863 million SLC | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 2,145 million SLC | +15.1% |
| 2004 | 2,043 million SLC | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 2,182 million SLC | +6.8% |
| 2006 | 2,272 million SLC | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 2,361 million SLC | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 2,610 million SLC | +10.5% |
| 2009 | 2,567 million SLC | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 2,728 million SLC | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 2,890 million SLC | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 3,082 million SLC | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 3,223 million SLC | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 3,506 million SLC | +8.8% |
| 2015 | 3,834 million SLC | +9.4% |
| 2016 | 3,822 million SLC | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 4,102 million SLC | +7.3% |
| 2018 | 4,621 million SLC | +12.7% |
| 2019 | 5,079 million SLC | +9.9% |
| 2020 | 6,030 million SLC | +18.7% |
| 2021 | 6,564 million SLC | +8.9% |
| 2022 | 6,863 million SLC | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 7,474 million SLC | +8.9% |
| 2024 | 8,562 million SLC | +14.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,202 million SLC | 1,773 million SLC | 2,610 million SLC | 9 |
| 2010s | 3,689 million SLC | 2,728 million SLC | 5,079 million SLC | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,099 million SLC | 6,030 million SLC | 8,562 million SLC | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 142 Jordan 11,004 million SLC compare
- 143 Cyprus 10,780 million SLC compare
- 144 El Salvador 9,392 million SLC compare
- 146 Bosnia and Herzegovina 6,958 million SLC compare
- 147 Brunei Darussalam 6,163 million SLC compare
- 148 Solomon Islands 5,302 million SLC 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)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 3.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.7347 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita 35,197 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU), annual growth rate 3.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU), per unit of GDP 0.7347 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU), per capita 35,197 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), annual growth rate 9.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3791 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total expenditure (central government) — value standard local currency in Malta?
- Total expenditure (central government) — value standard local currency in Malta was 8,562 million SLC in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest total expenditure (central government) — value standard local currency recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 8,562 million SLC in 2024.
- What is the lowest total expenditure (central government) — value standard local currency recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,773 million SLC in 2001.
- How does Malta rank for total expenditure (central government) — value standard local currency?
- Malta ranks 145th out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total expenditure (central government) — value standard local currency rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 144.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Total Expenditure (central government) — Value Standard Local Currency. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Statistics Division of FAO collects annually data on Government Expenditure on Agriculture through a questionnaire, which was developed in partnership with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The IMF is the responsible institution for the Government Finance Statistics (GFS) methodology and annually collects GFS data, including Expenditure by Functions of Government (COFOG). The Classification of the Functions of Government (COFOG) is an international classification developed by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and published by the United Nations Statistical Division (UNSD), with the aim of categorise governments' functions according to their purposes. The FAO questionnaire aligns with Table 7 of the IMF GFS questionnaire, replicates the relevant aggregates and drills down to request additional detail related to Agriculture. The FAO dataset consists of a time series, from 2001 onwards, of Total Government Expenditure and expenditure in: Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, along with its three disaggregated subsectors of Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing; and Environmental Protection. In addition, expenditure in each detailed function are further disaggregated into Recurrent and Capital expenditure. Additional indicators include the Agriculture Share of Government Expenditure, and the Agriculture Orientation Index (ratio between the Agriculture Share of Government Expenditure and the Agriculture Value Added as Share of GDP). Data are reported for the highest level of government available (Consolidated general government, consolidated central government or budgetary central government) and are available for about 100 countries on a regular basis.