{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"mt-out-of-pocket-health-expenditure-gdp","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/mt-out-of-pocket-health-expenditure-gdp","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/mt-out-of-pocket-health-expenditure-gdp/","title":"Malta Out-of-Pocket Health Expenditure (% of GDP) (2023)","description":"Malta's Out-of-Pocket Health Expenditure (% of GDP): 2.7 % of GDP in 2023, -0.1pp 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":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2023","variable_measured":"Malta Out-of-Pocket 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":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Malta (2023)","value":"2.7","unit":"% of GDP","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-0.1pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-0.1pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"10","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Malta Out-of-Pocket Health Expenditure (% of GDP)"}],"observation_count":10,"observations":[{"period":"2014","value":3.27},{"period":"2015","value":3.26},{"period":"2016","value":3.06},{"period":"2017","value":2.93},{"period":"2018","value":2.78},{"period":"2019","value":3.04},{"period":"2020","value":2.99},{"period":"2021","value":2.83},{"period":"2022","value":2.77},{"period":"2023","value":2.68}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of GDP"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2023","value":"2.7","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"2.8","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2021","value":"2.8","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"3.0","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2019","value":"3.0","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"2.8","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"2.9","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"3.1","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"3.3","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2014","value":"3.3","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks household out-of-pocket health expenditure as a percentage of GDP in Malta from 2005 to present. Higher OOP spending signals weaker universal coverage. 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 3.3 % of GDP in 2014 and reached its lowest recorded value of 2.7 in 2023. The latest reading of 2.7 in 2023 represents a change of -0.1pp."}]}