Central government expense in Malta

Central government expense in Malta was equal to 33.7% of GDP in 2023.

Measure: Central government expense as a share of GDP Unit: % of GDP Data: 1972 to 2023 Source: World Bank
Malta, 2023 33.7% % of GDP
Change from 2022 −2.8percentage points 2022: 36.5%
European Union, 2022 39.3% Official aggregate Not the same period as Malta (2023).
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2023 38.5% Middle value of 19 countries

Central government expense in Malta over time

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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Central government expense as a share of GDP (% of GDP), 2000 to 2023
Period MaltaEuropean Union
2023 33.7% –
2022 36.5% 39.3%
2021 37.2% 41.1%
2020 39.9% 42.2%
2019 32.7% 36.4%
2018 32.6% 36.6%
2017 31.8% 37.0%
2016 34.5% 37.4%
2015 35.4% 37.8%
2014 37.7% 38.6%
2013 38.9% 39.1%
2012 39.9% 39.1%
2011 40.4% 38.1%
2010 39.7% 39.6%
2009 41.0% 39.4%
2008 41.7% 36.2%
2007 39.7% 35.4%
2006 40.3% 35.9%
2005 40.2% 36.5%
2004 40.4% 36.7%
2003 42.3% 38.2%
2002 39.1% 37.9%
2001 39.7% 37.7%
2000 37.8% 37.7%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −2.8 percentage points from 36.5% in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 38.9%, the figure has changed by −5.2 percentage points.

Source and dates

Original producer
International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
GC.XPN.TOTL.GD.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1972 to 2023 for Malta
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics