Public healthcare spending share gdp in Malta

Malta: Public healthcare spending share gdp was 5.84 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
5.84
Change on year
down 4.2%
World rank
38th
of 193 countries
All-time high
6.57
in 2020
All-time low
4.76
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Public healthcare spending share gdp in Malta, 2000–2023

02462000201120232000: 4.82001: 4.82002: 5.42003: 5.52004: 5.62005: 62006: 6.12007: 5.52008: 5.12009: 5.12010: 5.12011: 5.42012: 5.42013: 5.62014: 5.52015: 5.32016: 5.52017: 5.22018: 5.12019: 5.62020: 6.62021: 6.42022: 6.12023: 5.8

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2023, public healthcare spending share gdp in Malta stood at 5.84.

That represents a change of down 4.2% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public healthcare spending share gdp in Malta peaked at 6.57 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4.76, in 2000.

Malta ranks 38th 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.

Public healthcare spending share gdp in Malta, year by year

Annual values for Public healthcare spending share gdp in Malta, 2000 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2000 4.76
2001 4.83 +1.5%
2002 5.44 +12.8%
2003 5.54 +1.8%
2004 5.59 +0.8%
2005 6.01 +7.5%
2006 6.06 +0.8%
2007 5.47 -9.7%
2008 5.07 -7.3%
2009 5.12 +1.1%
2010 5.1 -0.4%
2011 5.36 +5.1%
2012 5.41 +1.0%
2013 5.61 +3.6%
2014 5.47 -2.4%
2015 5.29 -3.3%
2016 5.48 +3.6%
2017 5.23 -4.6%
2018 5.15 -1.5%
2019 5.56 +7.9%
2020 6.57 +18.2%
2021 6.42 -2.3%
2022 6.09 -5.1%
2023 5.84 -4.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 5.39 4.76 6.06 10
2010s 5.37 5.1 5.61 10
2020s 6.23 5.84 6.57 4

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 35 Croatia 6 compare
  2. 36 Bosnia and Herzegovina 6 compare
  3. 37 Lesotho 5.84 compare
  4. 39 Slovakia 5.8 compare
  5. 40 San Marino 5.74 compare
  6. 41 Colombia 5.68 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public healthcare spending share gdp in Malta?
Public healthcare spending share gdp in Malta was 5.84 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest public healthcare spending share gdp recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 6.57 in 2020.
What is the lowest public healthcare spending share gdp recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 4.76 in 2000.
How does Malta rank for public healthcare spending share gdp?
Malta ranks 38th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
Is public healthcare spending share gdp rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malta data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Public healthcare spending share gdp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public healthcare spending share gdp
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
193 places, 4,547 data points, 2000–2024
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