Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Malta
Malta: Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health was 14.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Malta, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malta recorded 14.1% for proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in 2023.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Malta peaked at 15.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 11.6%, in 2001.
Malta ranks 38th of 129 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.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Malta, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.8% | — |
| 2001 | 11.6% | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 13.1% | +13.2% |
| 2003 | 12.2% | -6.6% |
| 2004 | 13.4% | +9.3% |
| 2005 | 14.1% | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 14.3% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 13.3% | -6.9% |
| 2008 | 12.3% | -7.4% |
| 2009 | 12.2% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 12.8% | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 12.9% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 12.9% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 13.6% | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 13.9% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 14.2% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 14.7% | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 15.1% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 14.3% | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 14.6% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 15.7% | +7.2% |
| 2021 | 15.4% | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 14.3% | -7.4% |
| 2023 | 14.1% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.8% | 11.6% | 14.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.9% | 12.8% | 15.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.9% | 14.1% | 15.7% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Malta?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Malta was 14.1% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services, health recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 15.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services, health recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.6% in 2001.
- How does Malta rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services, health?
- Malta ranks 38th out of 129 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services, health rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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