Financial burden of the total housing cost in Malta
Malta: Financial burden of the total housing cost was 24.9 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
24.9
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
22nd
of 37 countries
All-time high
61.5
in 2010
All-time low
19.8
in 2018
Years of data
17
2005–2023
Financial burden of the total housing cost in Malta, 2005–2023
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Malta recorded 24.9 for financial burden of the total housing cost in 2023.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and down 58.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, financial burden of the total housing cost in Malta peaked at 61.5 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 19.8, in 2018.
Malta ranks 22nd of 37 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Financial burden of the total housing cost in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 38.3 | — |
| 2006 | 40.7 | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 27.7 | -31.9% |
| 2008 | 30.4 | +9.7% |
| 2009 | 54.2 | +78.3% |
| 2010 | 61.5 | +13.5% |
| 2011 | 53.7 | -12.7% |
| 2012 | 59.3 | +10.4% |
| 2013 | 60 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 55.8 | -7.0% |
| 2015 | 34 | -39.1% |
| 2016 | 27.4 | -19.4% |
| 2017 | 21.4 | -21.9% |
| 2018 | 19.8 | -7.5% |
| 2019 | 21.7 | +9.6% |
| 2020 | 24.4 | +12.4% |
| 2023 | 24.9 | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.26 | 27.7 | 54.2 | 5 |
| 2010s | 41.46 | 19.8 | 61.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.65 | 24.4 | 24.9 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is financial burden of the total housing cost in Malta?
- Financial burden of the total housing cost in Malta was 24.9 in 2023, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest financial burden of the total housing cost recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 61.5 in 2010.
- What is the lowest financial burden of the total housing cost recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.8 in 2018.
- How does Malta rank for financial burden of the total housing cost?
- Malta ranks 22nd out of 37 countries with data for 2023.
- Is financial burden of the total housing cost rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Financial burden of the total housing cost. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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