Total health spending per person in Malta
Malta: Total health spending per person was 5,706 current international $ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total health spending per person in Malta, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in current international $.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total health spending per person in Malta is 5,706 current international $, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 105.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total health spending per person in Malta peaked at 5,706 current international $ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,211 current international $, in 2000.
Malta ranks 21st of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Total health spending per person in Malta, year by year
| Year | current international $ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,211 current international $ | — |
| 2001 | 1,301 current international $ | +7.5% |
| 2002 | 1,516 current international $ | +16.5% |
| 2003 | 1,658 current international $ | +9.4% |
| 2004 | 1,740 current international $ | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 1,938 current international $ | +11.4% |
| 2006 | 2,056 current international $ | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 2,053 current international $ | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 2,094 current international $ | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 2,120 current international $ | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 2,286 current international $ | +7.9% |
| 2011 | 2,455 current international $ | +7.4% |
| 2012 | 2,549 current international $ | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 2,773 current international $ | +8.8% |
| 2014 | 3,167 current international $ | +14.2% |
| 2015 | 3,381 current international $ | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 3,605 current international $ | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 3,869 current international $ | +7.3% |
| 2018 | 3,983 current international $ | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 4,672 current international $ | +17.3% |
| 2020 | 4,932 current international $ | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 5,199 current international $ | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 5,470 current international $ | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 5,706 current international $ | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,769 current international $ | 1,211 current international $ | 2,120 current international $ | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,274 current international $ | 2,286 current international $ | 4,672 current international $ | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,327 current international $ | 4,932 current international $ | 5,706 current international $ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 18 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 6,606 current international $ compare
- 19 Singapore 6,551 current international $ compare
- 20 Finland 6,433 current international $ compare
- 22 New Zealand 5,576 current international $ compare
- 23 Andorra 5,519 current international $ compare
- 24 Slovenia 5,425 current international $ compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is total health spending per person in Malta?
- Total health spending per person in Malta was 5,706 current international $ in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total health spending per person recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 5,706 current international $ in 2023.
- What is the lowest total health spending per person recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,211 current international $ in 2000.
- How does Malta rank for total health spending per person?
- Malta ranks 21st out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total health spending per person rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 105.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Total health spending per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The sum of public and private annual health expenditure per person. This data is adjusted for differences in living costs between countries, but it is not adjusted for inflation.