Government Effectiveness - Number of sources in Malta
Malta: Government Effectiveness - Number of sources was 9 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
9
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
98th
of 206 countries
All-time high
9
in 2024
All-time low
2
in 1996
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Government Effectiveness - Number of sources in Malta, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Malta recorded 9 for government effectiveness - number of sources in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - number of sources in Malta peaked at 9 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2, in 1996.
That places Malta 98th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Government Effectiveness - Number of sources in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 2 | — |
| 1998 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 2004 | 4 | +33.3% |
| 2005 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5 | +25.0% |
| 2007 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 6 | +20.0% |
| 2010 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 7 | +16.7% |
| 2022 | 8 | +14.3% |
| 2023 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 9 | +12.5% |
| 2025 | 9 | +0.0% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 9 is above the median for high income countries, which is 9, 1.0× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Malta's 9 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 9, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 2000s | 4 | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| 2010s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.83 | 6 | 9 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 98 Albania 9 compare
- 98 Algeria 9 compare
- 98 Australia 9 compare
- 98 Bahrain 9 compare
- 98 Burundi 9 compare
- 98 Cape Verde 9 compare
- 98 Central African Republic 9 compare
- 98 China 9 compare
- 98 Comoros 9 compare
- 98 Costa Rica 9 compare
- 98 Djibouti 9 compare
- 98 Dominican Republic 9 compare
- 98 Ecuador 9 compare
- 98 Guatemala 9 compare
- 98 Iceland 9 compare
- 98 Iraq 9 compare
- 98 Japan 9 compare
- 98 Kazakhstan 9 compare
- 98 Mauritius 9 compare
- 98 Moldova 9 compare
- 98 Norway 9 compare
- 98 Oman 9 compare
- 98 Panama 9 compare
- 98 Papua New Guinea 9 compare
- 98 Paraguay 9 compare
- 98 Sao Tome and Principe 9 compare
- 98 Saudi Arabia 9 compare
- 98 Serbia 9 compare
- 98 Switzerland 9 compare
- 98 United Kingdom 9 compare
- 98 Uruguay 9 compare
- 98 Venezuela 9 compare
- 98 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 9 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 government effectiveness - number of sources in Malta?
- Government effectiveness - number of sources in Malta was 9 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - number of sources recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 9 in 2024.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - number of sources recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 1996.
- How does Malta rank for government effectiveness - number of sources?
- Malta ranks 98th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - number of sources rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Government Effectiveness - Number of sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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