Malta Government Health Expenditure (% of GDP) (2023)
Malta's Government Health Expenditure (% of GDP): 5.7 % of GDP in 2023, -0.5pp YoY. Eurostat (HLTH_SHA11_HF), 2014–2023.
Malta (2023)
5.7
% of GDP
-0.5pp YoY
YoY Change
-0.5pp
percentage points
Trend
down
Series length
10
years of data
Data
| Year | % of GDP | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5.7 | -0.5pp |
| 2022 | 6.2 | -0.2pp |
| 2021 | 6.4 | -0.2pp |
| 2020 | 6.6 | +1pp |
| 2019 | 5.6 | +0.4pp |
| 2018 | 5.2 | unchanged |
| 2017 | 5.2 | -0.3pp |
| 2016 | 5.5 | +0.2pp |
| 2015 | 5.3 | -0.2pp |
| 2014 | 5.5 | n/a |
About this Dataset
Malta recorded 5.7 % of GDP in 2023. The latest change was -0.5pp. Across 2014–2023 the series ranges from 5.2 in 2018 to 6.6 in 2020.
This page tracks government and compulsory prepaid health expenditure as a percentage of GDP in Malta from 2005 to present.
Data sourced from Eurostat via SDMX REST API. Values use harmonised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.
Frequently Asked Questions
This page tracks government and compulsory prepaid health expenditure as a percentage of GDP in Malta from 2005 to present. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually.
The most recent observation covers 2023. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2014–2023 (10 observations).
The series peaked at 6.6 % of GDP in 2020 and reached its lowest recorded value of 5.2 in 2018. The latest reading of 5.7 in 2023 represents a change of -0.5pp.