Malta vs Spain: General government total expenditure (current LCU), per capita

Malta
15,111 current LCU per person
in 2025
Spain
15,248 current LCU per person
in 2025
Malta rank
130th
Spain rank
129th

General government total expenditure (current LCU), per capita over time

  • Malta
  • Spain
05.0k10.0k15.0k198020022025

How they compare

Spain currently reports 15,248 current LCU per person against 15,111 current LCU per person in Malta, a difference of 137 current LCU per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Spain ahead.

Malta ranks 130th and Spain ranks 129th of 195 countries.

Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta Spain Difference Ahead
1980s 0 current LCU per person 1,801 current LCU per person 1,801 current LCU per person Spain
1990s 0 current LCU per person 4,860 current LCU per person 4,860 current LCU per person Spain
2000s 5,447 current LCU per person 8,177 current LCU per person 2,730 current LCU per person Spain
2010s 8,271 current LCU per person 10,491 current LCU per person 2,220 current LCU per person Spain
2020s 13,547 current LCU per person 13,771 current LCU per person 223.78 current LCU per person Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher general government total expenditure (current lcu), per capita, Malta or Spain?
Spain, at 15,248 current LCU per person against 15,111 current LCU per person in Malta as of 2025.
What is the difference in general government total expenditure (current lcu), per capita between Malta and Spain?
137 current LCU per person, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Spain?
46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
How do Malta and Spain rank globally for general government total expenditure (current lcu), per capita?
Malta ranks 130th and Spain ranks 129th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as General government total expenditure (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
General government total expenditure (current LCU), per capita
Unit
current LCU per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
195 places, 8,943 data points, 1980–2025
Last refreshed

General government total expenditure (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.