Public budgets

Malta: public budget

What Malta's government raised and what it spent it on, from the figures its own budget laws or a statistics office publish. Solon places every figure on the same international classification, so it can be compared with any other place.

General government, 2012

Outturn: what came in and was spent

General government: central, state and local government and social security funds together, consolidated so that money passed between them is counted once, as Eurostat's government finance statistics (ESA 2010) count it.

Amounts in USD, converted from EUR at 2012's average rate (Eurostat).

Revenue
$3.69B · 38.4% of GDP
Spending
$4.01B · 41.7% of GDP
Surplus (+) or deficit (−)
-$317.6M · -3.3% of GDP

What the money is spent on

Malta, 2012: spending by function, as a share of all spending
Malta, 2012: spending by function, as a share of all spending
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Social protection32.7$1.31B
General public services17.2$689.68M
Economic affairs13$519.83M
Health12.9$516.88M
Education12.4$498.5M
Environmental protection3.6$142.23M
Public order and safety3.3$131.05M
Recreation, culture and religion2.2$89.68M
Defence1.6$65.01M
Housing and community amenities1.1$43.81M
Social protection$1.31B
Social protection, in detail, as a share of it
Social protection, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Old age59.9$783.73M
Survivors12.7$165.74M
Sickness and disability10.3$134.65M
Family and children7.1$93.53M
Unemployment3.6$47.41M
Social protection n.e.c.3.2$42.01M
Social exclusion n.e.c.2.7$34.82M
Housing0.6$7.32M
R&D Social protection0$0
General public services$689.68M
General public services, in detail, as a share of it
General public services, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Public debt transactions41.7$287.92M
Executive and legislative organs, financial and fiscal affairs, external affairs34.8$239.87M
General services21.1$145.7M
General public services n.e.c.1.1$7.84M
R&D General public services1$6.55M
Foreign economic aid0.2$1.54M
Basic research0$256.96K
Transfers of a general character between different levels of government0$0
Economic affairs$519.83M
Economic affairs, in detail, as a share of it
Economic affairs, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Transport32.5$169.08M
General economic, commercial and labour affairs19.7$102.66M
Other industries13.5$70.28M
Mining, manufacturing and construction11.2$58.2M
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting11$57.43M
Fuel and energy6.5$33.53M
R&D Economic affairs3.7$19.14M
Communication1.8$9.51M
Economic affairs n.e.c.0$0
Health$516.88M
Health, in detail, as a share of it
Health, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Hospital services65.6$339.06M
Outpatient services17.1$88.39M
Medical products, appliances and equipment9.3$47.92M
Public health services3.3$16.96M
Health n.e.c.2.9$15.16M
R&D Health1.8$9.38M
Education$498.5M
Education, in detail, as a share of it
Education, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Secondary education37.9$188.99M
Pre-primary and primary education27.3$136.32M
Tertiary education19$94.56M
Education n.e.c.7.8$39.06M
Education not definable by level2.5$12.33M
Subsidiary services to education2$10.15M
Post-secondary non-tertiary education1.8$8.87M
R&D Education1.6$8.09M
Environmental protection$142.23M
Environmental protection, in detail, as a share of it
Environmental protection, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Waste management46.7$66.42M
Waste water management24.8$35.2M
Protection of biodiversity and landscape15.3$21.71M
Pollution abatement5.1$7.19M
Environmental protection n.e.c.4.3$6.17M
R&D Environmental protection4$5.65M
Public order and safety$131.05M
Public order and safety, in detail, as a share of it
Public order and safety, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Police services61.2$80.17M
Law courts22.9$30.06M
Prisons10.5$13.75M
Fire-protection services5$6.55M
R&D Public order and safety0.2$256.96K
Public order and safety n.e.c.0.1$128.48K
Recreation, culture and religion$89.68M
Recreation, culture and religion, in detail, as a share of it
Recreation, culture and religion, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Cultural services66$59.23M
Recreational and sporting services17.3$15.55M
R&D Recreation, culture and religion5.3$4.75M
Recreation, culture and religion n.e.c.5$4.5M
Broadcasting and publishing services4.2$3.73M
Religious and other community services2.3$2.06M
Defence$65.01M
Defence, in detail, as a share of it
Defence, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Military defence100$65.01M
Civil defence0$0
Foreign military aid0$0
R&D Defence0$0
Defence n.e.c.0$0
Housing and community amenities$43.81M
Housing and community amenities, in detail, as a share of it
Housing and community amenities, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Community development49.9$21.84M
Street lighting33.1$14.52M
Housing development16.4$7.19M
Housing and community amenities n.e.c.0.6$256.96K
Water supply0$0
R&D Housing and community amenities0$0

Where the money comes from

Malta, 2012: revenue by kind, as a share of all revenue
Malta, 2012: revenue by kind, as a share of all revenue
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Taxes on sales, production and imports32.8$1.21B
Taxes on income and wealth32.6$1.2B
Social contributions17.6$647.92M
Sales, fees and charges7$256.45M
Capital transfers and taxes received5.3$196.7M
Income from property (interest, dividends, rent)3.6$131.56M
Other transfers received1.2$45.61M
Subsidies received0$0
Taxes on sales, production and imports$1.21B
Taxes on sales, production and imports, in detail, as a share of it
Taxes on sales, production and imports, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Value added tax57.4$693.79M
Not broken down, or fitting no category42.6$515.08M

Over the years

35.5 % of GDPRevenue · 1,99533.7 % of GDPRevenue · 1,99634.6 % of GDPRevenue · 1,99732 % of GDPRevenue · 1,99834.9 % of GDPRevenue · 1,99934.9 % of GDPRevenue · 2,00035.6 % of GDPRevenue · 2,00136.1 % of GDPRevenue · 2,00236.2 % of GDPRevenue · 2,00337.6 % of GDPRevenue · 2,00439.8 % of GDPRevenue · 2,00540 % of GDPRevenue · 2,00639.1 % of GDPRevenue · 2,00738 % of GDPRevenue · 2,00838 % of GDPRevenue · 2,00937.9 % of GDPRevenue · 2,01038.5 % of GDPRevenue · 2,01138.4 % of GDPRevenue · 2,01237.9 % of GDPRevenue · 2,01338.1 % of GDPRevenue · 2,01437 % of GDPRevenue · 2,01536.6 % of GDPRevenue · 2,01636.1 % of GDPRevenue · 2,01736.4 % of GDPRevenue · 2,01835.7 % of GDPRevenue · 2,01933.3 % of GDPRevenue · 2,02032.4 % of GDPRevenue · 2,02133.1 % of GDPRevenue · 2,02231.4 % of GDPRevenue · 2,02333.7 % of GDPRevenue · 2,02435.1 % of GDPRevenue · 2,02539 % of GDPSpending · 1,99541.4 % of GDPSpending · 1,99641.6 % of GDPSpending · 1,99741.2 % of GDPSpending · 1,99841.6 % of GDPSpending · 1,99940.4 % of GDPSpending · 2,00041.7 % of GDPSpending · 2,00141.5 % of GDPSpending · 2,00245.2 % of GDPSpending · 2,00341.8 % of GDPSpending · 2,00442.6 % of GDPSpending · 2,00542.5 % of GDPSpending · 2,00641.2 % of GDPSpending · 2,00742.1 % of GDPSpending · 2,00841.1 % of GDPSpending · 2,00940.1 % of GDPSpending · 2,01041.5 % of GDPSpending · 2,01141.7 % of GDPSpending · 2,01240.1 % of GDPSpending · 2,01339.6 % of GDPSpending · 2,01437.8 % of GDPSpending · 2,01535.5 % of GDPSpending · 2,01632.7 % of GDPSpending · 2,01734.5 % of GDPSpending · 2,01834.9 % of GDPSpending · 2,01942.1 % of GDPSpending · 2,02039.5 % of GDPSpending · 2,02138.3 % of GDPSpending · 2,02235.8 % of GDPSpending · 2,02337.3 % of GDPSpending · 2,024
Malta: revenue and spending, 1995–2025
Malta: revenue and spending, 1995–2025
PeriodRevenue (% of GDP)Spending (% of GDP)
1,99535.539
1,99633.741.4
1,99734.641.6
1,9983241.2
1,99934.941.6
2,00034.940.4
2,00135.641.7
2,00236.141.5
2,00336.245.2
2,00437.641.8
2,00539.842.6
2,0064042.5
2,00739.141.2
2,0083842.1
2,0093841.1
2,01037.940.1
2,01138.541.5
2,01238.441.7
2,01337.940.1
2,01438.139.6
2,0153737.8
2,01636.635.5
2,01736.132.7
2,01836.434.5
2,01935.734.9
2,02033.342.1
2,02132.439.5
2,02233.138.3
2,02331.435.8
2,02433.737.3
2,02535.1
Where these figures come from

Series read from Eurostat, government finance statistics (gov_10a_main, gov_10a_exp) on 2026-11-11.

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