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Malta: Government expenditure (% of GDP)

Percent of GDP · 1995–2025 · 31 observations · forecasts to 2031 · govexp_GDP

2025
37.0%percent of GDP
Change on 2024
−0.2 pointsfrom 37.2%
Average, 2016–2025
36.7%10 years
Record high and low
45.2% (2003)low 32.7% (2017)

Government expenditure (% of GDP)

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32%34%36%38%40%42%44%46%19952000200520102015202020252030MaltaMalta
ForecastPercent of GDP

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Recent values

Percent of GDP

YearValue
203136.6Forecast
203036.7Forecast
202936.6Forecast
202836.6Forecast
202736.6Forecast
202636.6Forecast
202537.0
202437.2
202335.8
202238.4
202139.3
202042.0
201934.9
201834.5
201732.7
201635.5

Sources

This series is derived from other GMD variables.

Malta documentation (PDF)

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Please cite: Müller, K., Xu, C., Lehbib, M., & Chen, Z. (2025). The Global Macro Database: A New International Macroeconomic Dataset. NBER Working Paper 33714. BibTeX →

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