Foreign aid received by income group, per square kilometre in Malta
Malta: Foreign aid received by income group, per square kilometre was 60,555 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in 2002. ◆ Volatile
Foreign aid received by income group, per square kilometre in Malta, 1961–2002
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign aid received by income group, per square kilometre in Malta is 60,555 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre, measured in 2002.
The figure is up 490.0% on the previous year and up 194.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign aid received by income group, per square kilometre in Malta peaked at 666,712 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in 1964 and was at its lowest, -29,894 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre, in 1989.
That places Malta 20th out of 168 countries with data for 2002, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign aid received by income group, per square kilometre in Malta, year by year
| Year | constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 362,225 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 314,622 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -13.1% |
| 1963 | 606,300 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +92.7% |
| 1964 | 666,712 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1965 | 526,878 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -21.0% |
| 1966 | 531,156 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 484,362 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 1968 | 552,275 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 1969 | 454,138 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -17.8% |
| 1970 | 540,416 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +19.0% |
| 1971 | 376,800 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -30.3% |
| 1972 | 311,588 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -17.3% |
| 1973 | 528,084 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +69.5% |
| 1974 | 365,191 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -30.8% |
| 1975 | 483,575 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +32.4% |
| 1976 | 434,875 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -10.1% |
| 1977 | 400,778 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 1978 | 429,875 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1979 | 469,244 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1980 | 137,443 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -70.7% |
| 1981 | 514,497 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +274.3% |
| 1982 | 256,340 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -50.2% |
| 1983 | 438,275 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +71.0% |
| 1984 | 111,563 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -74.5% |
| 1985 | 170,612 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +52.9% |
| 1986 | 49,917 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -70.7% |
| 1987 | -8,780 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -117.6% |
| 1988 | -16,416 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +87.0% |
| 1989 | -29,894 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +82.1% |
| 1990 | 27,753 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -192.8% |
| 1991 | 110,827 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +299.3% |
| 1992 | 20,542 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -81.5% |
| 1993 | 167,989 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +717.8% |
| 1994 | 232,515 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +38.4% |
| 1995 | 49,563 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -78.7% |
| 1996 | 339,262 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +584.5% |
| 1997 | 114,656 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -66.2% |
| 1998 | 110,836 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 130,143 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +17.4% |
| 2000 | 124,638 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 10,264 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -91.8% |
| 2002 | 60,555 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +490.0% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 60,555 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 4,123 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre, 14.7× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Malta's 60,555 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 4,798 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre, 12.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign aid received by income group, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +717.8% | 20,542 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 167,989 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre |
| 1996 | +584.5% | 49,563 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 339,262 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre |
| 2002 | +490.0% | 10,264 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 60,555 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 499,852 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 314,622 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 666,712 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 434,043 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 311,588 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 540,416 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 162,356 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -29,894 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 514,497 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 130,409 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 20,542 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 339,262 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 65,152 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 10,264 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 124,638 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 17 Dominica 70,854 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 18 Ukraine 68,928 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre
- 19 Palau 62,632 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 21 Saint Lucia 59,789 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 22 Rwanda 58,423 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 23 Syria 55,560 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 by income group, per square kilometre in Malta?
- Foreign aid received by income group, per square kilometre in Malta was 60,555 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in 2002, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign aid received by income group, per square kilometre recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 666,712 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in 1964.
- What is the lowest foreign aid received by income group, per square kilometre recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was -29,894 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in 1989.
- How does Malta rank for foreign aid received by income group, per square kilometre?
- Malta ranks 20th out of 168 countries with data for 2002.
- Is foreign aid received by income group, per square kilometre rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 194.8%. 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 by income group, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign aid received by income group 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 by income group ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Foreign aid received by income group 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 by income group 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.