Inability to face unexpected financial expenses in Malta
Malta: Inability to face unexpected financial expenses was 18.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
18.7%
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
44th
of 47 countries
All-time high
33.8%
in 2005
All-time low
13.9%
in 2018
Years of data
21
2005–2025
Inability to face unexpected financial expenses in Malta, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Malta recorded 18.7% for inability to face unexpected financial expenses in 2025.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inability to face unexpected financial expenses in Malta peaked at 33.8% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 13.9%, in 2018.
That places Malta 44th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Inability to face unexpected financial expenses in Malta, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 33.8% | — |
| 2006 | 32.0% | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 33.7% | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 32.8% | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 29.4% | -10.4% |
| 2010 | 28.2% | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 27.2% | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 25.0% | -8.1% |
| 2013 | 23.0% | -8.0% |
| 2014 | 24.6% | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 21.4% | -13.0% |
| 2016 | 20.8% | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 15.6% | -25.0% |
| 2018 | 13.9% | -10.9% |
| 2019 | 15.1% | +8.6% |
| 2020 | 16.3% | +7.9% |
| 2021 | 15.7% | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 15.4% | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 15.9% | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 18.3% | +15.1% |
| 2025 | 18.7% | +2.2% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 18.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 28.0%, 67% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.3% | 29.4% | 33.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 21.5% | 13.9% | 28.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.7% | 15.4% | 18.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 41 Austria 20.9% compare
- 42 Denmark 20.1% compare
- 43 Switzerland 20.0% compare
- 44 Czechia 18.7% compare
- 46 Netherlands 15.3% compare
- 46 Netherlands 15.3% 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 inability to face unexpected financial expenses in Malta?
- Inability to face unexpected financial expenses in Malta was 18.7% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest inability to face unexpected financial expenses recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 33.8% in 2005.
- What is the lowest inability to face unexpected financial expenses recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.9% in 2018.
- How does Malta rank for inability to face unexpected financial expenses?
- Malta ranks 44th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is inability to face unexpected financial expenses rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Inability to face unexpected financial expenses. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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