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Government consumption (% of GDP) — all countries

Government consumption (% of GDP) — Malta

Government consumption (% of GDP) in Malta in 2025 — 17.5%. Ranked 58 in the world out of 132. Since 1970, the indicator has fallen by 0.3 pp.

2025 17.5% +0.7 pp vs 2024
World rank 58of 132
Period maximum 19.7%2020
Period minimum 14.9%1980

Trend over time

1970–2025 · % of GDP

Government consumption (% of GDP) — Malta, 1970–20251416182019701976198219881994200020062012201820241970: 17.9%1971: 18.4%1972: 17.9%1973: 18.2%1974: 18.9%1975: 17%1976: 16.3%1977: 15.3%1978: 15.3%1979: 15.2%1980: 14.9%1981: 16%1982: 17%1983: 16.6%1984: 16.1%1985: 16.4%1986: 16.1%1987: 16.5%1988: 16%1989: 16.5%1990: 16.2%1991: 16.8%1992: 17.3%1993: 18.6%1994: 18.9%1995: 17.8%1996: 19%1997: 18.2%1998: 18%1999: 17.6%2000: 17.7%2001: 18.9%2002: 18.8%2003: 18.8%2004: 18.9%2005: 18.2%2006: 18.5%2007: 17.9%2008: 19.4%2009: 19.3%2010: 18.6%2011: 18.9%2012: 19.2%2013: 18%2014: 17.9%2015: 16.9%2016: 16.9%2017: 15.8%2018: 16%2019: 16.9%2020: 19.7%2021: 18.3%2022: 17.6%2023: 16.4%2024: 16.9%2025: 17.5%
Change over the period: −0.3 pp Annual average: -0.01 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Malta

Malta 17.5%
Europe & Central Asia 20.6%
Southern Europe computed 18.6%
Government consumption (% of GDP) — Malta, by year Malta All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 17.5 +0.7 pp
2024 16.9 +0.5 pp
2023 16.4 −1.2 pp
2022 17.6 −0.7 pp
2021 18.3 −1.4 pp
2020 19.7 +2.8 pp
2019 16.9 +0.9 pp
2018 16 +0.2 pp
2017 15.8 −1.1 pp
2016 16.9 +0 pp
2015 16.9 −0.9 pp
2014 17.9 −0.1 pp
2013 18 −1.2 pp
2012 19.2 +0.2 pp
2011 18.9 +0.3 pp
2010 18.6 −0.7 pp
2009 19.3 −0.1 pp
2008 19.4 +1.5 pp
2007 17.9 −0.6 pp
2006 18.5 +0.3 pp
2005 18.2 −0.7 pp
2004 18.9 +0 pp
2003 18.8 +0.1 pp
2002 18.8 −0.1 pp
2001 18.9 +1.2 pp
2000 17.7 +0 pp
1999 17.6 −0.4 pp
1998 18 −0.2 pp
1997 18.2 −0.7 pp
1996 19 +1.1 pp
1995 17.8 −1 pp
1994 18.9 +0.3 pp
1993 18.6 +1.2 pp
1992 17.3 +0.5 pp
1991 16.8 +0.6 pp
1990 16.2 −0.3 pp
1989 16.5 +0.5 pp
1988 16 −0.5 pp
1987 16.5 +0.4 pp
1986 16.1 −0.2 pp
1985 16.4 +0.3 pp
1984 16.1 −0.5 pp
1983 16.6 −0.4 pp
1982 17 +1.1 pp
1981 16 +1 pp
1980 14.9 −0.3 pp
1979 15.2 −0.1 pp
1978 15.3 +0 pp
1977 15.3 −1 pp
1976 16.3 −0.7 pp
1975 17 −1.9 pp
1974 18.9 +0.7 pp
1973 18.2 +0.3 pp
1972 17.9 −0.5 pp
1971 18.4 +0.5 pp
1970 17.9 —

Southern Europe, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

HR Croatia 24.3 SI Slovenia 21.2 BA Bosnia and Herzegovina 20.3 ES Spain 19.2 RS Serbia 18.5 IT Italy 18.3 GR Greece 18.2 MT Malta 17.5 ME Montenegro 17.4 PT Portugal 17 MK North Macedonia 16.4 XK Kosovo 13.4 AL Albania 12.8
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About the indicator

General government final consumption expenditure as a percent of GDP: compensation of public employees, purchases of goods and services for delivering public services, and spending on defense and security. It leaves out public investment and social transfers, so the indicator is lower than the overall size of the budget.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.

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