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Malta - Government Economic Affairs Expenditure (% of GDP) 7.19

IMF Government Finance Statistics · updated 2026-10-03 · 77 economies tracked

Latest value

7.19 (2023)

Global rank

##11 of 77 economies

Share of global total

2.0%

Growth since 2017

1.72×

Ranking Race — Government Economic Affairs Expenditure (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#10#19#28#37#46#55201720222025#35#112020 overtook Belgium2021 overtook Austria
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Real annual global ranks, 2017 - 2025. Malta climbed from #35 to #11 (overtook Belgium). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Malta ↓

Key Events — Malta

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2018
Climbed 20 places in global rank auto
2020
Overtook Belgium in global rank auto
2021
Overtook Austria in global rank auto

Government Economic Affairs Expenditure (% of GDP), 2017-2023

IMF Government Finance Statistics · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
2017202220234.185.947.79.46
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