Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square in Malta
Malta: Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square was 72,438 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in 2002. ◆ Volatile
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square in Malta, 1961–2002
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square in Malta is 72,438 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre, measured in 2002.
The figure is up 153.8% on the previous year and up 45.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square in Malta peaked at 549,522 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in 1970 and was at its lowest, 15,457 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre, in 1988.
Malta ranks 14th of 168 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square in Malta, year by year
| Year | constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 307,725 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 243,652 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -20.8% |
| 1963 | 339,494 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +39.3% |
| 1964 | 365,762 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1965 | 420,959 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 1966 | 469,019 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 1967 | 404,703 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -13.7% |
| 1968 | 419,088 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1969 | 230,770 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -44.9% |
| 1970 | 549,522 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +138.1% |
| 1971 | 442,834 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -19.4% |
| 1972 | 404,909 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 1973 | 489,453 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +20.9% |
| 1974 | 295,646 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -39.6% |
| 1975 | 390,459 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +32.1% |
| 1976 | 350,262 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 1977 | 403,488 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 1978 | 346,191 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -14.2% |
| 1979 | 428,659 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +23.8% |
| 1980 | 119,208 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -72.2% |
| 1981 | 482,309 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +304.6% |
| 1982 | 231,218 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -52.1% |
| 1983 | 194,974 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -15.7% |
| 1984 | 67,782 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -65.2% |
| 1985 | 46,695 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -31.1% |
| 1986 | 50,118 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1987 | 21,901 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -56.3% |
| 1988 | 15,457 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -29.4% |
| 1989 | 25,219 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +63.2% |
| 1990 | 37,341 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +48.1% |
| 1991 | 46,196 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +23.7% |
| 1992 | 49,926 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1993 | 140,448 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +181.3% |
| 1994 | 133,913 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1995 | 68,672 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -48.7% |
| 1996 | 334,412 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +387.0% |
| 1997 | 139,548 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -58.3% |
| 1998 | 141,207 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 146,753 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 140,097 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2001 | 28,544 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -79.6% |
| 2002 | 72,438 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +153.8% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 72,438 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 3,221 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre, 22.5× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Malta's 72,438 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 4,377 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre, 16.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square in Malta changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +387.0% | 68,672 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 334,412 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre |
| 1981 | +304.6% | 119,208 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 482,309 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 355,686 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 230,770 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 469,019 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 410,142 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 295,646 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 549,522 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 125,488 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 15,457 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 482,309 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 123,842 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 37,341 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 334,412 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 80,360 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 28,544 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 140,097 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 11 Kiribati 125,020 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 12 Sao Tome and Principe 85,723 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 13 Comoros 74,944 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 15 Palau 65,720 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 16 Saint Kitts and Nevis 65,584 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 17 Syria 55,608 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Malta
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0121 (2050)
- 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 foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square in Malta?
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square in Malta was 72,438 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in 2002, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 549,522 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in 1970.
- What is the lowest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,457 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in 1988.
- How does Malta rank for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square?
- Malta ranks 14th out of 168 countries with data for 2002.
- Is foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans OECD (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.