Iceland vs Malta: Current health expenditure
Iceland
9.0%
in 2024
Malta
8.8%
in 2023
Iceland rank
45th
Malta rank
48th
Current health expenditure over time
- Iceland
- Malta
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 9.0% against 8.8% in Malta, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 45th and Malta ranks 48th of 193 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 1 and Malta in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.9% | 7.9% | 1.0% | Iceland |
| 2010s | 8.3% | 8.4% | 0.1% | Malta |
| 2020s | 9.3% | 9.3% | 0.0% | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current health expenditure, Iceland or Malta?
- Iceland, at 9.0% against 8.8% in Malta as of 2024.
- What is the difference in current health expenditure between Iceland and Malta?
- 0.2%, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Malta?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Iceland and Malta rank globally for current health expenditure?
- Iceland ranks 45th and Malta ranks 48th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Current health expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Level of current health expenditure expressed as a percentage of GDP. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year. This indicator does not include capital health expenditures such as buildings, machinery, IT and stocks of vaccines for emergency or outbreaks.