Share of GBARD in total general government expenditure in Malta
Malta: Share of GBARD in total general government expenditure was 0.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of GBARD in total general government expenditure in Malta, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage of government expenditure.
Analysis
Malta recorded 0.5% for share of gbard in total general government expenditure in 2025.
That represents a change of down 6.0% on the previous year and down 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of gbard in total general government expenditure in Malta peaked at 0.7% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2007.
Malta ranks 46th of 47 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Share of GBARD in total general government expenditure in Malta, year by year
| Year | Percentage of government expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.4% | — |
| 2005 | 0.4% | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | -14.3% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | +8.8% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | +40.5% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | +28.6% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | -18.2% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | +20.4% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | -16.9% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | +7.3% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | -5.3% |
| 2024 | 0.5% | -7.4% |
| 2025 | 0.5% | -6.0% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 0.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.3%, 35% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malta
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 share of gbard in total general government expenditure in Malta?
- Share of gbard in total general government expenditure in Malta was 0.5% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest share of gbard in total general government expenditure recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of gbard in total general government expenditure recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2007.
- How does Malta rank for share of gbard in total general government expenditure?
- Malta ranks 46th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of gbard in total general government expenditure rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Share of GBARD in total general government expenditure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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