Malta - Military expenditure

Military expenditure (current USD)

The latest value for Military expenditure (current USD) in Malta was 80,613,250 as of 2020. Over the past 35 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 83,636,360 in 2019 and 12,948,710 in 1985.

Definition: Military expenditures data from SIPRI are derived from the NATO definition, which includes all current and capital expenditures on the armed forces, including peacekeeping forces; defense ministries and other government agencies engaged in defense projects; paramilitary forces, if these are judged to be trained and equipped for military operations; and military space activities. Such expenditures include military and civil personnel, including retirement pensions of military personnel and social services for personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; military research and development; and military aid (in the military expenditures of the donor country). Excluded are civil defense and current expenditures for previous military activities, such as for veterans' benefits, demobilization, conversion, and destruction of weapons. This definition cannot be applied for all countries, however, since that would require much more detailed information than is available about what is included in military budgets and off-budget military expenditure items. (For example, military budgets might or might not cover civil defense, reserves and auxiliary forces, police and paramilitary forces, dual-purpose forces such as military and civilian police, military grants in kind, pensions for military personnel, and social security contributions paid by one part of government to another).

Source: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Yearbook: Armaments, Disarmament and International Security.

See also:

Year Value
1985 12,948,710
1986 16,532,000
1987 23,148,950
1988 22,383,610
1989 21,308,780
1990 21,152,030
1991 21,744,820
1992 26,692,690
1993 24,637,710
1994 27,870,260
1995 31,144,860
1996 33,296,170
1997 31,142,210
1998 29,081,270
1999 27,986,620
2000 25,353,950
2001 27,119,320
2002 28,403,690
2003 34,125,500
2004 40,526,470
2005 52,498,960
2006 44,434,420
2007 49,263,380
2008 56,032,520
2009 59,110,110
2010 58,728,950
2011 55,893,130
2012 49,922,010
2013 53,789,440
2014 56,514,880
2015 51,796,610
2016 59,672,920
2017 64,235,890
2018 66,869,090
2019 83,636,360
2020 80,613,250

Military expenditure (current LCU)

The value for Military expenditure (current LCU) in Malta was 74,704,000 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 34 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 74,704,000 in 2019 and a minimum value of 14,151,000 in 1985.

Definition: Military expenditures data from SIPRI are derived from the NATO definition, which includes all current and capital expenditures on the armed forces, including peacekeeping forces; defense ministries and other government agencies engaged in defense projects; paramilitary forces, if these are judged to be trained and equipped for military operations; and military space activities. Such expenditures include military and civil personnel, including retirement pensions of military personnel and social services for personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; military research and development; and military aid (in the military expenditures of the donor country). Excluded are civil defense and current expenditures for previous military activities, such as for veterans' benefits, demobilization, conversion, and destruction of weapons. This definition cannot be applied for all countries, however, since that would require much more detailed information than is available about what is included in military budgets and off-budget military expenditure items. (For example, military budgets might or might not cover civil defense, reserves and auxiliary forces, police and paramilitary forces, dual-purpose forces such as military and civilian police, military grants in kind, pensions for military personnel, and social security contributions paid by one part of government to another.)

Source: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Yearbook: Armaments, Disarmament and International Security.

Year Value
1985 14,151,000
1986 15,134,000
1987 18,630,000
1988 17,251,000
1989 17,298,000
1990 15,658,000
1991 16,373,000
1992 19,830,000
1993 21,940,000
1994 24,535,000
1995 25,614,000
1996 27,957,000
1997 27,999,000
1998 26,315,000
1999 26,005,000
2000 25,877,000
2001 28,430,000
2002 28,690,000
2003 29,987,000
2004 32,537,000
2005 42,285,500
2006 35,284,400
2007 35,766,000
2008 38,252,000
2009 42,550,000
2010 44,343,000
2011 40,207,000
2012 38,854,000
2013 40,512,000
2014 42,597,000
2015 46,705,000
2016 53,958,870
2017 57,251,000
2018 56,653,500
2019 74,704,000

Military expenditure (% of GDP)

Military expenditure (% of GDP) in Malta was 0.56 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 35 years was 1.46 in 1987, while its lowest value was 0.45 in 2018.

Definition: Military expenditures data from SIPRI are derived from the NATO definition, which includes all current and capital expenditures on the armed forces, including peacekeeping forces; defense ministries and other government agencies engaged in defense projects; paramilitary forces, if these are judged to be trained and equipped for military operations; and military space activities. Such expenditures include military and civil personnel, including retirement pensions of military personnel and social services for personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; military research and development; and military aid (in the military expenditures of the donor country). Excluded are civil defense and current expenditures for previous military activities, such as for veterans' benefits, demobilization, conversion, and destruction of weapons. This definition cannot be applied for all countries, however, since that would require much more detailed information than is available about what is included in military budgets and off-budget military expenditure items. (For example, military budgets might or might not cover civil defense, reserves and auxiliary forces, police and paramilitary forces, dual-purpose forces such as military and civilian police, military grants in kind, pensions for military personnel, and social security contributions paid by one part of government to another.)

Source: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Yearbook: Armaments, Disarmament and International Security.

See also:

Year Value
1985 1.28
1986 1.27
1987 1.46
1988 1.22
1989 1.11
1990 0.91
1991 0.87
1992 0.97
1993 1.00
1994 1.02
1995 0.84
1996 0.87
1997 0.82
1998 0.73
1999 0.68
2000 0.63
2001 0.67
2002 0.64
2003 0.63
2004 0.67
2005 0.82
2006 0.66
2007 0.62
2008 0.62
2009 0.68
2010 0.65
2011 0.58
2012 0.53
2013 0.51
2014 0.49
2015 0.47
2016 0.51
2017 0.49
2018 0.45
2019 0.55
2020 0.56

Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure)

Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) in Malta was 1.21 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 1.95 in 2005, while its lowest value was 1.21 in 2020.

Definition: Military expenditures data from SIPRI are derived from the NATO definition, which includes all current and capital expenditures on the armed forces, including peacekeeping forces; defense ministries and other government agencies engaged in defense projects; paramilitary forces, if these are judged to be trained and equipped for military operations; and military space activities. Such expenditures include military and civil personnel, including retirement pensions of military personnel and social services for personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; military research and development; and military aid (in the military expenditures of the donor country). Excluded are civil defense and current expenditures for previous military activities, such as for veterans' benefits, demobilization, conversion, and destruction of weapons. This definition cannot be applied for all countries, however, since that would require much more detailed information than is available about what is included in military budgets and off-budget military expenditure items. (For example, military budgets might or might not cover civil defense, reserves and auxiliary forces, police and paramilitary forces, dual-purpose forces such as military and civilian police, military grants in kind, pensions for military personnel, and social security contributions paid by one part of government to another.)

Source: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Yearbook: Armaments, Disarmament and International Security.

See also:

Year Value
2000 1.46
2001 1.50
2002 1.46
2003 1.38
2004 1.58
2005 1.95
2006 1.55
2007 1.51
2008 1.46
2009 1.65
2010 1.64
2011 1.43
2012 1.27
2013 1.26
2014 1.22
2015 1.22
2016 1.43
2017 1.41
2018 1.25
2019 1.50
2020 1.21

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Defense & arms trade