{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"mt-pharmaceutical-expenditure-share","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/mt-pharmaceutical-expenditure-share","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/mt-pharmaceutical-expenditure-share/","title":"Malta Pharmaceutical and Medical Goods Expenditure Share (2023)","description":"Malta's Pharmaceutical and Medical Goods Expenditure Share: 22.4 % of current health expenditure in 2023, -0.7pp YoY. Eurostat (HLTH_SHA11_HC), 2016–2023.","domain":"health","category":"Health","keywords":["Health","Eurostat","Malta","2023"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Malta","temporal_coverage":"2016/2023","unit":"% of current health expenditure","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2023","variable_measured":"Malta Pharmaceutical and Medical Goods Expenditure Share","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":"2016–2023"},{"label":"Observations","value":"8"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Malta"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Malta (2023)","value":"22.4","unit":"% of current health expenditure","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-0.7pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-0.7pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"8","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Malta Pharmaceutical and Medical Goods Expenditure Share"}],"observation_count":8,"observations":[{"period":"2016","value":21.99},{"period":"2017","value":21.64},{"period":"2018","value":21.3},{"period":"2019","value":23.99},{"period":"2020","value":27},{"period":"2021","value":24.16},{"period":"2022","value":23.11},{"period":"2023","value":22.41}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of current health expenditure"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2023","value":"22.4","yoyChange":"-0.7pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"23.1","yoyChange":"-1.1pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"24.2","yoyChange":"-2.8pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"27.0","yoyChange":"+3.0pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"24.0","yoyChange":"+2.7pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"21.3","yoyChange":"-0.3pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"21.6","yoyChange":"-0.4pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"22.0","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the share of current health expenditure devoted to pharmaceuticals and medical goods in Malta. 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 2016–2023 (8 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 27 % of current health expenditure in 2020 and reached its lowest recorded value of 21.3 in 2018. The latest reading of 22.4 in 2023 represents a change of -0.7pp."}]}