Government spending on social protection in Malta
Government spending on social protection in Malta was equal to 9.8% of GDP in 2024.
Malta, 2024
9.8%
Change from 2023
+0.2percentage points
European Union, 2024
19.5%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
17.1%
Position in 2024
29th of 30
Government spending on social protection in Malta over time
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% of GDP. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Malta | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9.8% | 19.5% |
| 2023 | 9.6% | 19.1% |
| 2022 | 9.9% | 19.3% |
| 2021 | 10.1% | 20.2% |
| 2020 | 11.1% | 21.7% |
| 2019 | 10.1% | 19.2% |
| 2018 | 10.1% | 19.1% |
| 2017 | 10.4% | 19.3% |
| 2016 | 11.2% | 19.6% |
| 2015 | 11.5% | 19.6% |
| 2014 | 12.6% | 19.8% |
| 2013 | 13.2% | 20.0% |
| 2012 | 13.6% | 19.7% |
| 2011 | 13.6% | 19.3% |
| 2010 | 13.4% | 19.7% |
| 2009 | 14.0% | – |
| 2008 | 13.3% | – |
| 2007 | 13.5% | – |
| 2006 | 13.4% | – |
| 2005 | 13.2% | – |
| 2004 | 13.1% | – |
| 2003 | 13.1% | – |
| 2002 | 13.2% | – |
| 2001 | 13.0% | – |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.2 percentage points from 9.6% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 12.6%, the figure has changed by −2.8 percentage points.
- Among the 30 countries with data for 2024, Malta has the 29th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 19.5%.