Foreign aid given as a share of national income in Malta

Malta: Foreign aid given as a share of national income was 0.2051 in 2025. β–² Rising

Latest (2025)
0.2051
Change on year
down 29.4%
World rank
28th
of 49 countries
All-time high
0.4015
in 2020
All-time low
0.1742
in 2015
Years of data
17
2009–2025

Foreign aid given as a share of national income in Malta, 2009–2025

00.10.20.30.42009201720252009: 0.1822010: 0.182011: 0.2482012: 0.2342013: 0.2042014: 0.2022015: 0.1742016: 0.1992017: 0.2122018: 0.2482019: 0.3042020: 0.4022021: 0.3182022: 0.3652023: 0.3422024: 0.292025: 0.205

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Malta recorded 0.2051 for foreign aid given as a share of national income in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 29.4% on the previous year and up 17.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign aid given as a share of national income in Malta peaked at 0.4015 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1742, in 2015.

Malta ranks 28th of 49 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1821 0.1821 0.1821 1
2010s 0.2204 0.1742 0.3037 10
2020s 0.3202 0.2051 0.4015 6

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 25 Croatia 0.2355 compare
  2. 26 Slovenia 0.2157 compare
  3. 27 Lithuania 0.2116 compare
  4. 29 Republic of Korea 0.2033 compare
  5. 30 Estonia 0.1935 compare
  6. 31 Australia 0.1838 compare

See the full ranking of 49 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign aid given as a share of national income in Malta?
Foreign aid given as a share of national income in Malta was 0.2051 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest foreign aid given as a share of national income recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 0.4015 in 2020.
What is the lowest foreign aid given as a share of national income recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1742 in 2015.
How does Malta rank for foreign aid given as a share of national income?
Malta ranks 28th out of 49 countries with data for 2025.
Is foreign aid given as a share of national income rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malta data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Foreign aid given as a share of national income. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Foreign aid given as a share of national income
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
49 places, 1,879 data points, 1960–2025
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