Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) as percentage of current in Malta
Malta: Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) as percentage of current was 34.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
34.0%
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
100th
of 194 countries
All-time high
39.2%
in 2015
All-time low
28.2%
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) as percentage of current in Malta, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Malta recorded 34.0% for domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) as percentage of current in 2023.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) as percentage of current in Malta peaked at 39.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 28.2%, in 2000.
Malta ranks 100th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) as percentage of current in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 28.2% | — |
| 2001 | 31.3% | +11.1% |
| 2002 | 29.6% | -5.5% |
| 2003 | 30.2% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 30.5% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 30.9% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 31.5% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 33.2% | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 35.2% | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 35.1% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 35.4% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 35.6% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 34.4% | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 32.4% | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 38.4% | +18.3% |
| 2015 | 39.2% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 37.0% | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 37.1% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 36.5% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 37.5% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 33.3% | -11.1% |
| 2021 | 32.6% | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 33.0% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 34.0% | +3.0% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 34.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 26.8%, 1.3× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Malta's 34.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 42.8%, 79% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.6% | 28.2% | 35.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.3% | 32.4% | 39.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.2% | 32.6% | 34.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
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Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) as percentage of current in Malta?
- Domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) as percentage of current in Malta was 34.0% in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) as percentage of current recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 39.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) as percentage of current recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.2% in 2000.
- How does Malta rank for domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) as percentage of current?
- Malta ranks 100th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) as percentage of current rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) as percentage of current health expenditure (CHE) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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