Health spending per person in Malta

Current health spending in Malta was US$3,623 per person in 2023.

Measure: Health spending per person (US dollars) Unit: Current US dollars per person Data: 2000 to 2023 Source: World Bank
Malta, 2023 US$3,623 Current US dollars per person
Change from 2022 +7.8% 2022: US$3,362 per person
European Union, 2023 US$4,154 per person Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2023 US$3,038 per person Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2023 25th of 191 See the full ranking

Health spending per person in Malta over time

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Current US dollars per person. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Health spending per person (US dollars) (current US dollars per person), 2000 to 2024
Period MaltaEuropean Union
2024 – US$5,005 per person
2023 US$3,623 per person US$4,154 per person
2022 US$3,362 per person US$3,923 per person
2021 US$3,641 per person US$4,245 per person
2020 US$3,141 per person US$3,749 per person
2019 US$2,947 per person US$3,499 per person
2018 US$2,760 per person US$3,553 per person
2017 US$2,563 per person US$3,295 per person
2016 US$2,327 per person US$3,117 per person
2015 US$2,249 per person US$3,056 per person
2014 US$2,467 per person US$3,550 per person
2013 US$2,127 per person US$3,464 per person
2012 US$1,899 per person US$3,302 per person
2011 US$1,962 per person US$3,523 per person
2010 US$1,735 per person US$3,268 per person
2009 US$1,684 per person US$3,340 per person
2008 US$1,760 per person US$3,414 per person
2007 US$1,606 per person US$3,004 per person
2006 US$1,480 per person US$2,633 per person
2005 US$1,378 per person US$2,484 per person
2004 US$1,227 per person US$2,372 per person
2003 US$1,083 per person US$2,070 per person
2002 US$831 per person US$1,650 per person
2001 US$686 per person US$1,474 per person
2000 US$647 per person US$1,432 per person

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +7.8% from US$3,362 per person in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was US$2,127 per person, the figure has changed by +70.4%.
  • Among the 191 countries with data for 2023, Malta has the 25th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2023 was US$4,154 per person.

Source and dates

Original producer
World Health Organization, Global Health Expenditure Database
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SH.XPD.CHEX.PC.CD · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2000 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: World Health Organization, Global Health Expenditure Database