{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"mt-health-expenditure-gdp","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/mt-health-expenditure-gdp","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/mt-health-expenditure-gdp/","title":"Malta Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP) (2023)","description":"Malta's Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP): 8.7 % of GDP in 2023, -0.5pp YoY. Eurostat (HLTH_SHA11_HF), 2014–2023.","domain":"health","category":"Health","keywords":["Health","Eurostat","Malta","2023"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Malta","temporal_coverage":"2014/2023","unit":"% of GDP","last_updated":"2026-07-26","last_updated_text":"26 July 2026","data_as_of":"2023","variable_measured":"Malta Current Health 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/HLTH_SHA11_HF/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2014–2023"},{"label":"Observations","value":"10"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Malta"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"26 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Malta (2023)","value":"8.7","unit":"% of GDP","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-0.5pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-0.5pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"10","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Malta Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)"}],"observation_count":10,"observations":[{"period":"2014","value":8.88},{"period":"2015","value":8.7},{"period":"2016","value":8.7},{"period":"2017","value":8.31},{"period":"2018","value":8.11},{"period":"2019","value":8.89},{"period":"2020","value":9.86},{"period":"2021","value":9.53},{"period":"2022","value":9.23},{"period":"2023","value":8.68}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of GDP"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2023","value":"8.7","yoyChange":"-0.5pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"9.2","yoyChange":"-0.3pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"9.5","yoyChange":"-0.4pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"9.9","yoyChange":"+1.0pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"8.9","yoyChange":"+0.8pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"8.1","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"8.3","yoyChange":"-0.4pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"8.7","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2015","value":"8.7","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"8.9","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks current health expenditure as a percentage of GDP in Malta from 2005 to present. Compare against the EU-27 average and OECD benchmark. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"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)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 9.9 % of GDP in 2020 and reached its lowest recorded value of 8.1 in 2018. The latest reading of 8.7 in 2023 represents a change of -0.5pp."}]}