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The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Malta's military expenditure stands at 0.4488% as of 2025-12-31, up from 0.3741% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1985 to 2025 (41 observations).
In 2025, Malta's military expenditure was 0.4488%, up from 0.3741% in 2024.
In 2024, Malta's military expenditure was 0.3741%, down from 0.3771% in 2023.
In 2023, Malta's military expenditure was 0.3771%, down from 0.4199% in 2022.
In 2022, Malta's military expenditure was 0.4199%, down from 0.4459% in 2021.
In 2021, Malta's military expenditure was 0.4459%, down from 0.5271% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.4488% | +0.0748% |
| 2024 | 0.3741% | -0.003% |
| 2023 | 0.3771% | -0.0428% |
| 2022 | 0.4199% | -0.026% |
| 2021 | 0.4459% | -0.0812% |
| 2020 | 0.5271% | +0.0358% |
| 2019 | 0.4913% | +0.0771% |
| 2018 | 0.4142% | -0.0425% |
| 2017 | 0.4567% | -0.04% |
| 2016 | 0.4967% | +0.0397% |
| 2015 | 0.4569% | -0.0191% |
| 2014 | 0.476% | -0.0223% |
| 2013 | 0.4983% | -0.0211% |
| 2012 | 0.5195% | -0.0522% |
| 2011 | 0.5717% | -0.0745% |
| 2010 | 0.6462% | -0.0305% |
| 2009 | 0.6767% | +0.0634% |
| 2008 | 0.6134% | -0.0056% |
| 2007 | 0.619% | -0.0368% |
| 2006 | 0.6558% | -0.1668% |
| 2005 | 0.8225% | +0.1586% |
| 2004 | 0.6639% | +0.0341% |
| 2003 | 0.6298% | -0.0077% |
| 2002 | 0.6376% | -0.0286% |
| 2001 | 0.6662% | +0.0381% |
| 2000 | 0.6281% | -0.0526% |
| 1999 | 0.6806% | -0.0446% |
| 1998 | 0.7252% | -0.0971% |
| 1997 | 0.8223% | -0.0487% |
| 1996 | 0.8711% | +0.0314% |
| 1995 | 0.8396% | -0.1844% |
| 1994 | 1.02% | +0.0221% |
| 1993 | 1% | +0.0288% |
| 1992 | 0.9732% | +0.1021% |
| 1991 | 0.8711% | -0.0438% |
| 1990 | 0.9149% | -0.1933% |
| 1989 | 1.11% | -0.1129% |
| 1988 | 1.22% | -0.2352% |
| 1987 | 1.46% | +0.1871% |
| 1986 | 1.27% | -0.0071% |
| 1985 | 1.28% | — |
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Malta's military expenditure is 0.4488% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 0.3741% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 1.46% (1987); the lowest is 0.3741% (2024), across data from 1985 to 2025.
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