El Salvador vs Malta: General government total expenditure
El Salvador
11.16 billion current LCU
in 2025
Malta
8.76 billion current LCU
in 2025
El Salvador rank
155th
Malta rank
156th
General government total expenditure over time
- El Salvador
- Malta
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 11.16 billion current LCU against 8.76 billion current LCU in Malta, a difference of 2.40 billion current LCU.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.3 times Malta's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Malta ahead.
El Salvador ranks 155th and Malta ranks 156th of 195 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 current LCU | 0 current LCU | 0 current LCU | — |
| 1990s | 1.55 billion current LCU | 0 current LCU | 1.55 billion current LCU | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 3.38 billion current LCU | 2.19 billion current LCU | 1.19 billion current LCU | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 6.29 billion current LCU | 3.72 billion current LCU | 2.57 billion current LCU | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 9.82 billion current LCU | 7.40 billion current LCU | 2.41 billion current LCU | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher general government total expenditure, El Salvador or Malta?
- El Salvador, at 11.16 billion current LCU against 8.76 billion current LCU in Malta as of 2025.
- What is the difference in general government total expenditure between El Salvador and Malta?
- 2.40 billion current LCU, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Malta?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Malta rank globally for general government total expenditure?
- El Salvador ranks 155th and Malta ranks 156th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as General government total expenditure (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release