Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Malta
Malta: Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending was 66.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Malta, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of current health expenditure.
Analysis
In 2023, public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Malta stood at 66.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Malta peaked at 71.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 60.8%, in 2015.
That places Malta 67th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Malta, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 71.8% | — |
| 2001 | 68.7% | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 70.4% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 69.8% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 69.5% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 69.1% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 68.5% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 66.8% | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 64.8% | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 64.9% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 64.6% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 64.4% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 65.6% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 67.6% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 61.6% | -8.8% |
| 2015 | 60.8% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 63.0% | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 62.9% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 63.5% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 62.5% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 66.7% | +6.7% |
| 2021 | 67.4% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 67.0% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 66.0% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 68.4% | 64.8% | 71.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.7% | 60.8% | 67.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.8% | 66.0% | 67.4% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Malta?
- Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Malta was 66.0% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 71.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.8% in 2015.
- How does Malta rank for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending?
- Malta ranks 67th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of current health expenditures funded from domestic public sources for health.