Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase in Malta
Malta: Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase was 1.77 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
1.77
Change on year
down 18.1%
World rank
142nd
of 175 countries
All-time high
2.38
in 2012
All-time low
1.77
in 2022
Years of data
6
2012–2022
Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase in Malta, 2012–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase in Malta is 1.77, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 18.1% on the previous year and down 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase in Malta peaked at 2.38 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.77, in 2022.
Malta ranks 142nd of 175 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 2.38 | — |
| 2014 | 2.36 | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 2.26 | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 2.02 | -10.6% |
| 2020 | 2.16 | +6.9% |
| 2022 | 1.77 | -18.1% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 1.77 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.94, 91% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Malta's 1.77 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.67, 66% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.25 | 2.02 | 2.38 | 4 |
| 2020s | 1.97 | 1.77 | 2.16 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More health data for Malta
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -1.1 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,737 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.1693 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0194 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.1495 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase in Malta?
- Affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase in Malta was 1.77 in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 2.38 in 2012.
- What is the lowest affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.77 in 2022.
- How does Malta rank for affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase?
- Malta ranks 142nd out of 175 countries with data for 2022.
- Is affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase 2000 cigarettes of the most sold brand. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 6 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO).