{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"mt-pharmaceutical-expenditure-per-capita","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/mt-pharmaceutical-expenditure-per-capita","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/mt-pharmaceutical-expenditure-per-capita/","title":"Malta Pharmaceutical and Medical Goods Expenditure per Capita (2023)","description":"Malta's Pharmaceutical and Medical Goods Expenditure per Capita: 736.5 EUR per inhabitant in 2023, +1.9% YoY. Eurostat (HLTH_SHA11_HC), 2014–2023.","domain":"health","category":"Health","keywords":["Health","Eurostat","Malta","2023"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Malta","temporal_coverage":"2014/2023","unit":"EUR per inhabitant","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2023","variable_measured":"Malta Pharmaceutical and Medical Goods Expenditure per Capita","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/HLTH_SHA11_HC/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":"736.5","unit":"EUR per inhabitant","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+1.9% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+1.9%","unit":"EUR per inhabitant"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"10","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Malta Pharmaceutical and Medical Goods Expenditure per Capita"}],"observation_count":10,"observations":[{"period":"2014","value":432.84},{"period":"2015","value":477.14},{"period":"2016","value":457.24},{"period":"2017","value":482.79},{"period":"2018","value":488.5},{"period":"2019","value":617.89},{"period":"2020","value":741.4},{"period":"2021","value":740.86},{"period":"2022","value":722.58},{"period":"2023","value":736.46}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"EUR per inhabitant"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2023","value":"736.5","yoyChange":"+1.9%"},{"year":"2022","value":"722.6","yoyChange":"-2.5%"},{"year":"2021","value":"740.9","yoyChange":"-0.1%"},{"year":"2020","value":"741.4","yoyChange":"+20.0%"},{"year":"2019","value":"617.9","yoyChange":"+26.5%"},{"year":"2018","value":"488.5","yoyChange":"+1.2%"},{"year":"2017","value":"482.8","yoyChange":"+5.6%"},{"year":"2016","value":"457.2","yoyChange":"-4.2%"},{"year":"2015","value":"477.1","yoyChange":"+10.2%"},{"year":"2014","value":"432.8","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks pharmaceutical and medical goods expenditure per capita (EUR) in Malta from 2005 to present. 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 741.4 EUR per inhabitant in 2020 and reached its lowest recorded value of 432.8 in 2014. The latest reading of 736.5 in 2023 represents a change of +13.9."}]}