{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"mt-government-expenditure-gdp","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/mt-government-expenditure-gdp","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/mt-government-expenditure-gdp/","title":"Malta Government Expenditure (% of GDP) (2025)","description":"Malta's Government Expenditure (% of GDP): 37 % of GDP in 2025, -0.2pp YoY. Eurostat (GOV_10A_MAIN), 2000–2025.","domain":"trade","category":"Trade & Flows","keywords":["Trade & Investment","Eurostat","Malta","2025"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Malta","temporal_coverage":"2000/2025","unit":"% of GDP","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Malta Government Expenditure (% of GDP)","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/GOV_10A_MAIN/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2000–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"26"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Malta"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Malta (2025)","value":"37","unit":"% of GDP","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-0.2pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-0.2pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"26","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Malta Government Expenditure (% of GDP)"}],"observation_count":26,"observations":[{"period":"2000","value":40.4},{"period":"2001","value":41.7},{"period":"2002","value":41.5},{"period":"2003","value":45.2},{"period":"2004","value":41.8},{"period":"2005","value":42.6},{"period":"2006","value":42.5},{"period":"2007","value":41.2},{"period":"2008","value":42.1},{"period":"2009","value":41.1},{"period":"2010","value":40.1},{"period":"2011","value":41.5},{"period":"2012","value":41.7},{"period":"2013","value":40.1},{"period":"2014","value":39.6},{"period":"2015","value":37.8},{"period":"2016","value":35.5},{"period":"2017","value":32.7},{"period":"2018","value":34.5},{"period":"2019","value":34.9},{"period":"2020","value":42},{"period":"2021","value":39.3},{"period":"2022","value":38.4},{"period":"2023","value":35.8},{"period":"2024","value":37.2},{"period":"2025","value":37}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of GDP"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"37.0","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2024","value":"37.2","yoyChange":"+1.4pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"35.8","yoyChange":"-2.6pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"38.4","yoyChange":"-0.9pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"39.3","yoyChange":"-2.7pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"42.0","yoyChange":"+7.1pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"34.9","yoyChange":"+0.4pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"34.5","yoyChange":"+1.8pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"32.7","yoyChange":"-2.8pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"35.5","yoyChange":"-2.3pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"37.8","yoyChange":"-1.8pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"39.6","yoyChange":"-0.5pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"40.1","yoyChange":"-1.6pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"41.7","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"41.5","yoyChange":"+1.4pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"40.1","yoyChange":"-1.0pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"41.1","yoyChange":"-1.0pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"42.1","yoyChange":"+0.9pp"},{"year":"2007","value":"41.2","yoyChange":"-1.3pp"},{"year":"2006","value":"42.5","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks total general government expenditure as a percentage of GDP in Malta from 2000 to present. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2000–2025 (26 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 45.2 % of GDP in 2003 and reached its lowest recorded value of 32.7 in 2017. The latest reading of 37 in 2025 represents a change of -0.2pp."}]}