Share of foreign aid spent domestically within donor countries in Malta
Malta: Share of foreign aid spent domestically within donor countries was 38.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of foreign aid spent domestically within donor countries in Malta, 2014–2024
Source: OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of foreign aid spent domestically within donor countries in Malta is 38.7%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 42.1% on the previous year and down 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of foreign aid spent domestically within donor countries in Malta peaked at 76.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 15.6%, in 2015.
Malta ranks 2nd of 36 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Share of foreign aid spent domestically within donor countries in Malta, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 52.5% | — |
| 2015 | 15.6% | -70.2% |
| 2016 | 27.2% | +73.9% |
| 2017 | 46.6% | +71.2% |
| 2018 | 48.3% | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 55.1% | +14.0% |
| 2020 | 73.5% | +33.4% |
| 2021 | 76.5% | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 59.5% | -22.2% |
| 2023 | 66.8% | +12.2% |
| 2024 | 38.7% | -42.1% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 38.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.1%, 4.7× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 40.9% | 15.6% | 55.1% | 6 |
| 2020s | 63.0% | 38.7% | 76.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More reference data data for Malta
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0042 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0205 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0008 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0205 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0404 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0227 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0192 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1009 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0043 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of foreign aid spent domestically within donor countries in Malta?
- Share of foreign aid spent domestically within donor countries in Malta was 38.7% in 2024, according to OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of foreign aid spent domestically within donor countries recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 76.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of foreign aid spent domestically within donor countries recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.6% in 2015.
- How does Malta rank for share of foreign aid spent domestically within donor countries?
- Malta ranks 2nd out of 36 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of foreign aid spent domestically within donor countries rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of foreign aid spent domestically within donor countries. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Official development assistance component that represents refugees in donor countries, expressed as a percentage of ODA. Monetary aid is estimated as net disbursements.