Government expenditure (% of GDP) - Malta
Value & RankThe Government expenditure (% of GDP) of Malta is 20.5 (% of GDP) with a global rank of 36.
Malta compared to other CountriesThe Government expenditure (% of GDP) of Malta is similar to that of Bhutan, Eritrea, Zimbabwe, Czech Republic, Moldova, Japan, Slovenia, French Polynesia, Algeria, Spain with a respective Government expenditure (% of GDP) of 21.1, 21.1, 20.8, 20.7, 20.6, 20.5, 20.3, 20.3, 20.1, 20.1 (% of GDP) and a global rank of 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41.Last 10 years averageMalta had an average Government expenditure (% of GDP) of 20.2 (% of GDP) in the last 10 years from (2001 to 2011).
Malta during the Great RecessionMalta's Government expenditure (% of GDP) had a positive growth of 6.51% during the Great RecessionMalta since the end of the Great RecessionMalta's Government expenditure (% of GDP) had a negative growth (decline) of 3.36% since the end of the Great Recession
Malta compared to other CountriesThe Government expenditure (% of GDP) of Malta is similar to that of Bhutan, Eritrea, Zimbabwe, Czech Republic, Moldova, Japan, Slovenia, French Polynesia, Algeria, Spain with a respective Government expenditure (% of GDP) of 21.1, 21.1, 20.8, 20.7, 20.6, 20.5, 20.3, 20.3, 20.1, 20.1 (% of GDP) and a global rank of 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41.Last 10 years averageMalta had an average Government expenditure (% of GDP) of 20.2 (% of GDP) in the last 10 years from (2001 to 2011).
Malta during the Great RecessionMalta's Government expenditure (% of GDP) had a positive growth of 6.51% during the Great RecessionMalta since the end of the Great RecessionMalta's Government expenditure (% of GDP) had a negative growth (decline) of 3.36% since the end of the Great Recession
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1991 | 16.8 |
1992 | 17.3 |
1993 | 18.6 |
1994 | 18.9 |
1995 | 18.6 |
1996 | 20.0 |
1997 | 19.4 |
1998 | 19.4 |
1999 | 18.8 |
2000 | 18.2 |
2001 | 19.7 |
2002 | 19.7 |
2003 | 20.0 |
2004 | 20.6 |
2005 | 19.5 |
2006 | 19.9 |
2007 | 19.1 |
2008 | 20.8 |
2009 | 21.2 |
2010 | 21.0 |
2011 | 20.5 |
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Bhutan | 31 | 21.1 |
Eritrea | 32 | 21.1 |
Zimbabwe | 33 | 20.8 |
Czech Republic | 34 | 20.7 |
Moldova | 35 | 20.6 |
Malta | 36 | 20.5 |
Japan | 37 | 20.5 |
Slovenia | 38 | 20.3 |
French Polynesia | 39 | 20.3 |
Algeria | 40 | 20.1 |
Spain | 41 | 20.1 |
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Datasource: Workbank - World Development Indicators