Share of GBARD in total general government expenditure in Malta

Malta: Share of GBARD in total general government expenditure was 0.47 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.47
Change on year
down 6.0%
World rank
34th
of 35 countries
All-time high
0.66
in 2013
All-time low
0.34
in 2007
Years of data
22
2004–2025

Share of GBARD in total general government expenditure in Malta, 2004–2025

00.20.40.62004201420252004: 0.42005: 0.422006: 0.362007: 0.342008: 0.342009: 0.372010: 0.522011: 0.492012: 0.632013: 0.662014: 0.542015: 0.652016: 0.542017: 0.532018: 0.552019: 0.592020: 0.562021: 0.542022: 0.572023: 0.542024: 0.52025: 0.47

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Malta recorded 0.47 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 0.66 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.34, in 2007.

Malta ranks 34th of 35 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

Annual values for Share of GBARD in total general government expenditure in Malta, 2004 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2004 0.4
2005 0.42 +5.0%
2006 0.36 -14.3%
2007 0.34 -5.6%
2008 0.34 +0.0%
2009 0.37 +8.8%
2010 0.52 +40.5%
2011 0.49 -5.8%
2012 0.63 +28.6%
2013 0.66 +4.8%
2014 0.54 -18.2%
2015 0.65 +20.4%
2016 0.54 -16.9%
2017 0.53 -1.9%
2018 0.55 +3.8%
2019 0.59 +7.3%
2020 0.56 -5.1%
2021 0.54 -3.6%
2022 0.57 +5.6%
2023 0.54 -5.3%
2024 0.5 -7.4%
2025 0.47 -6.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.3717 0.34 0.42 6
2010s 0.57 0.49 0.66 10
2020s 0.53 0.47 0.57 6

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 31 Slovakia 0.77 compare
  2. 32 Cyprus 0.76 compare
  3. 33 Hungary 0.53 compare
  4. 35 Romania 0.22 compare

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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 0.47 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 0.66 in 2013.
What is the lowest share of gbard in total general government expenditure recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 0.34 in 2007.
How does Malta rank for share of gbard in total general government expenditure?
Malta ranks 34th out of 35 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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Share of GBARD in total general government expenditure
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
39 places, 1,083 data points, 1980–2025
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