Current health expenditure (% of GDP) (Global Health) in Malta
Malta: Current health expenditure (% of GDP) (Global Health) was 8.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Current health expenditure in Malta, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for current health expenditure in Malta is 8.8%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure in Malta peaked at 9.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 6.6%, in 2000.
Malta ranks 48th 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.
Current health expenditure (% of GDP) (Global Health) in Malta, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.6% | — |
| 2001 | 7.0% | +6.1% |
| 2002 | 7.7% | +10.0% |
| 2003 | 7.9% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 8.0% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 8.7% | +8.2% |
| 2006 | 8.8% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 8.2% | -7.5% |
| 2008 | 7.8% | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 7.9% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 7.9% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 8.3% | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 8.2% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 8.3% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 8.9% | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 8.7% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 8.7% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 8.3% | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 8.1% | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 8.9% | +9.6% |
| 2020 | 9.9% | +10.8% |
| 2021 | 9.5% | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 9.1% | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 8.8% | -2.7% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 8.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.0%, 1.1× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Malta's 8.8% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 5.6%, 1.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.9% | 6.6% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.4% | 7.9% | 8.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.3% | 8.8% | 9.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 45 Iceland 9.0% compare
- 46 Bosnia and Herzegovina 8.9% compare
- 47 South Africa 8.9% compare
- 49 Guinea-Bissau 8.8% compare
- 50 South Korea 8.7% compare
- 51 Czechia 8.5% compare
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -1.1 % change on previous year (2090)
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- 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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0208 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure in Malta?
- Current health expenditure in Malta was 8.8% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest current health expenditure recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 9.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6% in 2000.
- How does Malta rank for current health expenditure?
- Malta ranks 48th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. 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, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Current health expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.