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
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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About this data
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.