60% of Maltese donate money to developing countries

A Eurobarometer survey shows that the Maltese rank in third place when it comes to giving money to charities which help developing countries but rank in 16th place in their willingness to pay a higher price for groceries imported from developing countries.

The survey shows that only the Swedes and the Dutch surpass the Maltese in giving monetary donations to charities active in helping people in developing countries.

But the same survey also shows the Swedes and the Dutch ranked in the two top spots when it comes to willingness to pay an extra 5% to 10% for groceries imported from developing nations.

In contrast the Maltese are in 16th place when it comes to willingness to pay more.  While 82% are willing to pay at least 5% more on groceries imported from the third world, only 42% of Maltese are willing to do likewise.  

The Maltese are as willing to pay more for groceries from third world countries as the impoverished Greeks (42%) but more are willing to pay than the Italians (33%).  

The survey also shows that the Maltese participation as volunteers in organisations that help developing countries is similar to the EU average (6%).

The survey shows that northern and western EU countries are more willing to pay more for groceries imported from developing countries than poorer southern and eastern Europeans.