Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP in Malta
Malta: Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP was 0.0052 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2002. ◆ Volatile
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP in Malta, 1970–2002
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp in Malta is 0.0052 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2002.
That represents a change of up 131.9% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp in Malta peaked at 0.7013 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.0022 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2001.
That places Malta 96th out of 163 countries with data for 2002, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 unit of GDP in Malta, year by year
| Year | constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.7013 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1971 | 0.5356 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -23.6% |
| 1972 | 0.4391 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.0% |
| 1973 | 0.4532 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 0.2516 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -44.5% |
| 1975 | 0.2633 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.7% |
| 1976 | 0.2123 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.4% |
| 1977 | 0.2064 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.8% |
| 1978 | 0.1396 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -32.4% |
| 1979 | 0.137 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0305 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -77.7% |
| 1981 | 0.1241 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +306.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0599 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -51.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0535 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0197 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -63.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0134 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -32.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0112 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.4% |
| 1987 | 0.004 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -64.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0024 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -38.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0038 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +55.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0047 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +23.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0054 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0053 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0166 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +213.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0143 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0059 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -58.5% |
| 1996 | 0.028 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +372.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0118 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -57.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0113 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0114 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0111 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0022 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -79.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0052 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +131.9% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 0.0052 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0011 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, 4.8× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Malta's 0.0052 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0052 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP 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 | +372.6% | 0.0059 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.028 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 1981 | +306.8% | 0.0305 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1241 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 1993 | +213.8% | 0.0053 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0166 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3339 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.137 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.7013 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0323 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0024 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1241 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0115 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0047 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.028 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0062 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0022 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0111 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 3 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 93 Saint Lucia 0.0069 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 94 Grenada 0.0064 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 95 Libya 0.006 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 97 Cuba 0.005 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 98 Slovenia 0.005 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 99 Jamaica 0.0049 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP 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 unit of gdp in Malta?
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp in Malta was 0.0052 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2002, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7013 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1970.
- What is the lowest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0022 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2001.
- How does Malta rank for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp?
- Malta ranks 96th out of 163 countries with data for 2002.
- Is foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. 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 unit of GDP. 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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans OECD (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.