Malta vs Puerto Rico: General government total expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP

Malta
0.3154 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Puerto Rico
0.2243 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Malta rank
174th
Puerto Rico rank
177th

General government total expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time

  • Malta
  • Puerto Rico
00.10.20.30.40.5198020022025

How they compare

Malta currently reports 0.3154 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.2243 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.0911 current LCU per US$ of GDP.

That makes Malta's figure about 1.4 times Puerto Rico's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Puerto Rico ahead.

Malta ranks 174th and Puerto Rico ranks 177th of 195 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta Puerto Rico Difference Ahead
1980s 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP
1990s 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP
2000s 0.3644 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.3644 current LCU per US$ of GDP Malta
2010s 0.3079 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.1301 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.1778 current LCU per US$ of GDP Malta
2020s 0.343 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.2163 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.1267 current LCU per US$ of GDP Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher general government total expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Malta or Puerto Rico?
Malta, at 0.3154 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.2243 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Puerto Rico as of 2025.
What is the difference in general government total expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Malta and Puerto Rico?
0.0911 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Puerto Rico?
46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
How do Malta and Puerto Rico rank globally for general government total expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
Malta ranks 174th and Puerto Rico ranks 177th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as General government total expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP. 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 unit of GDP
Unit
current LCU per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
195 places, 8,484 data points, 1980–2025
Last refreshed

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