Barbados vs Malta: Foreign aid received by income group
Foreign aid received by income group over time
- Barbados
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 19.38 million constant 2024 US$ against 16.48 million constant 2024 US$ in Barbados, a difference of 2.90 million constant 2024 US$.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.2 times Barbados's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Malta ahead.
Barbados ranks 149th and Malta ranks 146th of 178 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.58 million constant 2024 US$ | 161.75 million constant 2024 US$ | 152.17 million constant 2024 US$ | Malta |
| 1970s | 24.10 million constant 2024 US$ | 138.89 million constant 2024 US$ | 114.80 million constant 2024 US$ | Malta |
| 1980s | 17.28 million constant 2024 US$ | 51.95 million constant 2024 US$ | 34.68 million constant 2024 US$ | Malta |
| 1990s | 6.52 million constant 2024 US$ | 41.73 million constant 2024 US$ | 35.21 million constant 2024 US$ | Malta |
| 2000s | 3.61 million constant 2024 US$ | 20.85 million constant 2024 US$ | 17.24 million constant 2024 US$ | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign aid received by income group, Barbados or Malta?
- Malta, at 19.38 million constant 2024 US$ against 16.48 million constant 2024 US$ in Barbados as of 2002.
- What is the difference in foreign aid received by income group between Barbados and Malta?
- 2.90 million constant 2024 US$, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Malta?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2002.
- How do Barbados and Malta rank globally for foreign aid received by income group?
- Barbados ranks 149th and Malta ranks 146th of 178 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- OECD (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Foreign aid received by income group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Official development assistance (ODA) is defined as government aid designed to promote the economic development and welfare of developing countries. Monetary aid is estimated as net disbursements. This data is expressed in US dollars. It is adjusted for inflation.