Malta in figures
Back to MaltaIn 2000 Malta had 390,087 people by the World Bank's count, and in 2025 it had 579,704, with most of the rise after 2013. Output shrank in only three years of the series and grew 13.0% in 2017. Over the same stretch the economy tilted further towards services, as manufacturing fell from 19.4% of GDP in 2000 to 5.3% in 2025.
GDP
$27.8 bn
2025
from $4.0 bn in 2000
GDP per person
$47 907
2025
from $10 348 in 2000
Real growth
4.0%
2025
from 19.7% in 2000
Inflation
2.4%
2025
from 2.4% in 2000
Unemployment
2.9%
2025
from 6.3% in 2000
Government debt
46.8%of GDP
2025
from 64.4% in 2000
Sections
Economy
How large Malta's economy is, how fast it grows and what it is made of
Real GDP fell 0.8% in 2001, 1.4% in 2009 and 3.5% in 2020. Every other year grew. The fastest years after 2000 were 2017 at 13.0%, 2021 at 13.3% and 2023 at 10.6%, and GDP in current dollars went from $4.0 billion in 2000 to $27.8 billion in 2025. Output per person at purchasing power parity was $72,210 in 2025. From 2028 to 2031 the IMF projected steady growth of 4.0% a year. Four fifths of Malta's output came from services in 2025, 81.3% of GDP, against 60.2% in 2000. Industry with construction shrank from 27.0% in 2000 to 10.1% in 2025, and manufacturing from 19.4% in 2000 to 5.3% in 2025. The farm, forest and fishing sector's share was 0.5% in 2025.
$27.8 bn2025
Data
| Year | GDP, current US dollars |
|---|---|
| 2025 | $27.8 bn |
| 2024 | $25.0 bn |
| 2023 | $22.6 bn |
| 2022 | $18.9 bn |
| 2021 | $19.7 bn |
| 2020 | $16.4 bn |
| 2019 | $16.3 bn |
| 2018 | $16.2 bn |
| 2017 | $14.2 bn |
| 2016 | $12.0 bn |
| 2015 | $11.3 bn |
| 2014 | $11.9 bn |
| 2013 | $10.8 bn |
| 2012 | $9.6 bn |
| 2011 | $9.8 bn |
| 2010 | $9.1 bn |
| 2009 | $8.8 bn |
| 2008 | $9.2 bn |
| 2007 | $7.9 bn |
| 2006 | $6.7 bn |
| 2005 | $6.4 bn |
| 2004 | $6.1 bn |
| 2003 | $5.4 bn |
| 2002 | $4.5 bn |
| 2001 | $4.1 bn |
| 2000 | $4.0 bn |
Series World Bank NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
4.0%2025
Data
| Year | Growth |
|---|---|
| 2031 (projection) | 4.0% |
| 2030 (projection) | 4.0% |
| 2029 (projection) | 4.0% |
| 2028 (projection) | 4.0% |
| 2027 (projection) | 3.8% |
| 2026 (projection) | 3.7% |
| 2025 | 4.0% |
| 2024 | 6.2% |
| 2023 | 10.6% |
| 2022 | 2.6% |
| 2021 | 13.3% |
| 2020 | −3.5% |
| 2019 | 4.1% |
| 2018 | 7.2% |
| 2017 | 13.0% |
| 2016 | 4.1% |
| 2015 | 9.6% |
| 2014 | 7.6% |
| 2013 | 6.3% |
| 2012 | 4.1% |
| 2011 | 1.0% |
| 2010 | 6.2% |
| 2009 | −1.4% |
| 2008 | 4.4% |
| 2007 | 5.0% |
| 2006 | 2.3% |
| 2005 | 2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.4% |
| 2003 | 3.7% |
| 2002 | 2.7% |
| 2001 | −0.8% |
| 2000 | 19.7% |
Series World Bank NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG · IMF World Economic Outlook NGDP_RPCH
$47 9072025
At market exchange ratesAt purchasing power parity
Data
| Year | GDP per person | At purchasing power |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $47 907 | $72 210 |
| 2024 | $44 024 | $70 063 |
| 2023 | $40 933 | $67 101 |
| 2022 | $35 659 | $60 623 |
| 2021 | $38 078 | $56 824 |
| 2020 | $31 823 | $49 972 |
| 2019 | $32 422 | $51 393 |
| 2018 | $33 382 | $48 179 |
| 2017 | $30 317 | $45 764 |
| 2016 | $26 459 | $41 000 |
| 2015 | $25 530 | $38 369 |
| 2014 | $27 425 | $35 206 |
| 2013 | $25 416 | $33 138 |
| 2012 | $22 878 | $30 716 |
| 2011 | $23 517 | $29 426 |
| 2010 | $21 947 | $28 909 |
| 2009 | $21 262 | $26 782 |
| 2008 | $22 406 | $26 654 |
| 2007 | $19 444 | $25 012 |
| 2006 | $16 654 | $23 219 |
| 2005 | $15 831 | $22 227 |
| 2004 | $15 212 | $21 566 |
| 2003 | $13 594 | $20 813 |
| 2002 | $11 251 | $19 532 |
| 2001 | $10 358 | $18 435 |
| 2000 | $10 348 | $18 215 |
Series World Bank NY.GDP.PCAP.CD · World Bank NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD
Manufacturing has its own band and is left out of other industry. The remainder is taxes on products less subsidies, which the national accounts add to reach GDP.
- Services
- Manufacturing
- Other industry and construction
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing
- Taxes less subsidies
Prices and work
What prices and jobs did
Consumer prices rose by 0.3% in 2014 and by 6.2% in 2022, the range of the whole series. They did not fall in any year. The jobless rate, 7.5% in 2003, came down with interruptions in 2009 and 2020 to 2.9% in 2025. Labour force participation climbed from 49.7% in 2000 to 64.0% in 2025.
2.4%2025
Data
| Year | Inflation |
|---|---|
| 2031 (projection) | 2.0% |
| 2030 (projection) | 2.0% |
| 2029 (projection) | 2.0% |
| 2028 (projection) | 2.0% |
| 2027 (projection) | 2.4% |
| 2026 (projection) | 2.5% |
| 2025 | 2.4% |
| 2024 | 1.6% |
| 2023 | 5.1% |
| 2022 | 6.2% |
| 2021 | 1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.6% |
| 2019 | 1.6% |
| 2018 | 1.2% |
| 2017 | 1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.6% |
| 2015 | 1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.3% |
| 2013 | 1.2% |
| 2012 | 2.4% |
| 2011 | 3.0% |
| 2010 | 1.5% |
| 2009 | 2.1% |
| 2008 | 4.3% |
| 2007 | 1.3% |
| 2006 | 2.8% |
| 2005 | 3.0% |
| 2004 | 2.8% |
| 2003 | 1.3% |
| 2002 | 2.2% |
| 2001 | 2.9% |
| 2000 | 2.4% |
Series World Bank FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG · IMF World Economic Outlook PCPIPCH
2.9%2025
All agesAges 15 to 24
Data
| Year | Unemployment | Ages 15 to 24 |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.9% | 8.4% |
| 2024 | 3.1% | 9.1% |
| 2023 | 3.5% | 9.3% |
| 2022 | 3.5% | 9.1% |
| 2021 | 3.8% | 9.9% |
| 2020 | 4.9% | 11.5% |
| 2019 | 4.1% | 10.1% |
| 2018 | 4.0% | 9.4% |
| 2017 | 4.0% | 10.6% |
| 2016 | 4.7% | 10.7% |
| 2015 | 5.4% | 11.7% |
| 2014 | 5.7% | 11.7% |
| 2013 | 6.1% | 12.7% |
| 2012 | 6.2% | 13.8% |
| 2011 | 6.4% | 13.3% |
| 2010 | 6.9% | 13.3% |
| 2009 | 6.9% | 14.5% |
| 2008 | 6.0% | 11.6% |
| 2007 | 6.5% | 13.5% |
| 2006 | 6.8% | 15.5% |
| 2005 | 6.9% | 16.1% |
| 2004 | 7.3% | 18.6% |
| 2003 | 7.5% | 17.6% |
| 2002 | 6.9% | 15.4% |
| 2001 | 7.1% | 17.7% |
| 2000 | 6.3% | 11.8% |
Series World Bank SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS · World Bank SL.UEM.1524.ZS
Trade
How open the economy is
Exports passed 100% of GDP in 2012, at 100.8%, and peaked at 129.9% in 2020. They were 119.1% in 2025, against imports of 99.9%. The current account moved from a deficit of 11.9% of GDP in 2000 to a surplus of 19.2% in 2017, and was 7.1% in surplus in 2024. Net foreign direct investment inflows were 452.2% of GDP in 2018 and 170.1% in 2024.
119.1%2025
ExportsImports
Data
| Year | Exports of goods and services | Imports |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 119.1% | 99.9% |
| 2024 | 118.5% | 99.3% |
| 2023 | 119.8% | 101.4% |
| 2022 | 128.3% | 116.3% |
| 2021 | 118.8% | 101.3% |
| 2020 | 129.9% | 112.4% |
| 2019 | 124.5% | 108.5% |
| 2018 | 123.3% | 104.8% |
| 2017 | 116.6% | 96.4% |
| 2016 | 113.2% | 100.2% |
| 2015 | 108.7% | 98.5% |
| 2014 | 96.9% | 84.4% |
| 2013 | 97.7% | 89.8% |
| 2012 | 100.8% | 98.4% |
| 2011 | 97.4% | 94.6% |
| 2010 | 89.6% | 88.6% |
| 2009 | 81.0% | 82.5% |
| 2008 | 91.5% | 94.3% |
| 2007 | 90.8% | 94.0% |
| 2006 | 89.2% | 93.3% |
| 2005 | 74.2% | 83.3% |
| 2004 | 75.1% | 80.8% |
| 2003 | 75.5% | 79.1% |
| 2002 | 82.5% | 80.0% |
| 2001 | 78.5% | 82.9% |
| 2000 | 90.3% | 99.3% |
Series World Bank NE.EXP.GNFS.ZS · World Bank NE.IMP.GNFS.ZS
7.1%2024
Data
| Year | Current account balance |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 7.1% |
| 2023 | 6.5% |
| 2022 | −2.8% |
| 2021 | 9.3% |
| 2020 | 16.1% |
| 2019 | 17.9% |
| 2018 | 13.3% |
| 2017 | 19.2% |
| 2016 | −0.6% |
| 2015 | 2.6% |
| 2014 | 8.3% |
| 2013 | 2.5% |
| 2012 | 1.6% |
| 2011 | −0.1% |
| 2010 | −4.6% |
| 2009 | −6.4% |
| 2008 | −0.8% |
| 2007 | −2.0% |
| 2006 | −7.9% |
| 2005 | −6.5% |
| 2004 | −3.8% |
| 2003 | −2.9% |
| 2002 | 2.4% |
| 2001 | −3.7% |
| 2000 | −11.9% |
Series World Bank BN.CAB.XOKA.GD.ZS
170.1%2024
Data
| Year | Foreign direct investment, net inflows |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 170.1% |
| 2023 | 108.7% |
| 2022 | 115.0% |
| 2021 | 433.6% |
| 2020 | 191.9% |
| 2019 | 198.2% |
| 2018 | 452.2% |
| 2017 | 299.8% |
| 2016 | 23.1% |
| 2015 | 32.1% |
| 2014 | 1.3% |
| 2013 | 4.7% |
| 2012 | 34.6% |
| 2011 | 79.8% |
| 2010 | 101.6% |
| 2009 | 16.5% |
| 2008 | 161.8% |
| 2007 | 450.1% |
| 2006 | 370.9% |
| 2005 | 341.0% |
| 2004 | 122.4% |
| 2003 | 16.8% |
| 2002 | −11.2% |
| 2001 | 10.2% |
| 2000 | 18.4% |
Series World Bank BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS
Public finances
What the state owes and borrows
Government debt peaked at 70.4% of GDP in 2004. By 2019 it was down to 39.2%; a jump to 48.6% followed in 2020, and the IMF estimated 46.8% for 2025 and projected 47.3% for 2031. The budget ran surpluses from 2016 to 2019, with 3.4% of GDP in 2017, and a deficit of 8.7% in 2020. Tax receipts equalled 24.1% of GDP in 2024.
46.8%2025
Data
| Year | General government gross debt |
|---|---|
| 2031 (projection) | 47.3% |
| 2030 (projection) | 47.3% |
| 2029 (projection) | 47.4% |
| 2028 (projection) | 47.5% |
| 2027 (projection) | 47.5% |
| 2026 (projection) | 47.3% |
| 2025 | 46.8% |
| 2024 | 46.0% |
| 2023 | 46.8% |
| 2022 | 50.1% |
| 2021 | 49.6% |
| 2020 | 48.6% |
| 2019 | 39.2% |
| 2018 | 41.4% |
| 2017 | 45.6% |
| 2016 | 53.1% |
| 2015 | 55.0% |
| 2014 | 60.7% |
| 2013 | 64.9% |
| 2012 | 65.6% |
| 2011 | 68.9% |
| 2010 | 65.0% |
| 2009 | 66.0% |
| 2008 | 61.5% |
| 2007 | 62.0% |
| 2006 | 64.5% |
| 2005 | 70.2% |
| 2004 | 70.4% |
| 2003 | 68.6% |
| 2002 | 65.1% |
| 2001 | 70.0% |
| 2000 | 64.4% |
Series IMF World Economic Outlook GGXWDG_NGDP
−3.1%2025
Below zero the government borrowed.
Data
| Year | General government net lending or borrowing |
|---|---|
| 2031 (projection) | −2.6% |
| 2030 (projection) | −2.6% |
| 2029 (projection) | −2.6% |
| 2028 (projection) | −2.6% |
| 2027 (projection) | −2.7% |
| 2026 (projection) | −2.9% |
| 2025 | −3.1% |
| 2024 | −3.5% |
| 2023 | −4.4% |
| 2022 | −5.3% |
| 2021 | −7.0% |
| 2020 | −8.7% |
| 2019 | 0.7% |
| 2018 | 1.9% |
| 2017 | 3.4% |
| 2016 | 1.1% |
| 2015 | −0.8% |
| 2014 | −1.5% |
| 2013 | −2.2% |
| 2012 | −3.3% |
| 2011 | −3.0% |
| 2010 | −2.2% |
| 2009 | −3.1% |
| 2008 | −4.1% |
| 2007 | −2.1% |
| 2006 | −2.5% |
| 2005 | −2.8% |
| 2004 | −4.3% |
| 2003 | −9.0% |
| 2002 | −5.6% |
| 2001 | −6.5% |
| 2000 | −5.8% |
Series IMF World Economic Outlook GGXCNL_NGDP
24.1%2024
Data
| Year | Tax revenue |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 24.1% |
| 2023 | 21.4% |
| 2022 | 23.0% |
| 2021 | 22.4% |
| 2020 | 22.5% |
| 2019 | 25.1% |
| 2018 | 25.4% |
| 2017 | 26.0% |
| 2016 | 26.3% |
| 2015 | 24.3% |
| 2014 | 25.6% |
| 2013 | 25.1% |
| 2012 | 25.3% |
| 2011 | 25.4% |
| 2010 | 25.1% |
| 2009 | 25.9% |
| 2008 | 25.7% |
| 2007 | 26.9% |
| 2006 | 25.8% |
| 2005 | 25.3% |
| 2004 | 23.5% |
| 2003 | 23.3% |
| 2002 | 23.1% |
| 2001 | 22.2% |
| 2000 | 21.0% |
Series World Bank GC.TAX.TOTL.GD.ZS
People
Who lives in Malta
Population growth reached 4.0% in 2019. From 2000 to 2013 net migration never went above the 1,821 of 2002. It jumped to 9,192 in 2014 and 20,302 in 2019, and in 2025 it was 5,161. Births per woman fell from 1.68 in 2000 to 1.01 in 2024. The over-65s went from 12.2% of the population in 2000 to 20.5% in 2025, and children under 15 from 19.8% to 12.9% over those years. Life expectancy was 83.0 years in 2024.
579 7042025
The axis does not start at zero, so the change looks larger than it is.
Data
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 579 704 |
| 2024 | 568 847 |
| 2023 | 552 747 |
| 2022 | 531 113 |
| 2021 | 518 150 |
| 2020 | 515 490 |
| 2019 | 503 912 |
| 2018 | 483 903 |
| 2017 | 467 106 |
| 2016 | 454 505 |
| 2015 | 444 220 |
| 2014 | 433 481 |
| 2013 | 424 810 |
| 2012 | 420 028 |
| 2011 | 416 268 |
| 2010 | 414 508 |
| 2009 | 412 477 |
| 2008 | 409 379 |
| 2007 | 406 724 |
| 2006 | 405 308 |
| 2005 | 403 834 |
| 2004 | 401 268 |
| 2003 | 398 582 |
| 2002 | 395 969 |
| 2001 | 393 028 |
| 2000 | 390 087 |
Series World Bank SP.POP.TOTL
Data
| Year | Aged 0 to 14 | 15 to 64 | 65 and over |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12.9% | 66.6% | 20.5% |
| 2024 | 13.0% | 66.8% | 20.2% |
| 2023 | 13.2% | 67.0% | 19.8% |
| 2022 | 13.2% | 67.5% | 19.3% |
| 2021 | 13.2% | 68.0% | 18.8% |
| 2020 | 13.3% | 68.2% | 18.5% |
| 2019 | 13.6% | 67.9% | 18.6% |
| 2018 | 13.8% | 67.5% | 18.8% |
| 2017 | 14.0% | 67.2% | 18.8% |
| 2016 | 14.2% | 67.2% | 18.7% |
| 2015 | 14.2% | 67.4% | 18.3% |
| 2014 | 14.3% | 67.7% | 17.9% |
| 2013 | 14.5% | 68.2% | 17.4% |
| 2012 | 14.7% | 68.8% | 16.6% |
| 2011 | 14.9% | 69.3% | 15.8% |
| 2010 | 15.2% | 69.7% | 15.1% |
| 2009 | 15.5% | 70.1% | 14.4% |
| 2008 | 15.9% | 70.2% | 13.9% |
| 2007 | 16.4% | 69.9% | 13.7% |
| 2006 | 16.9% | 69.5% | 13.6% |
| 2005 | 17.4% | 69.2% | 13.5% |
| 2004 | 17.9% | 68.8% | 13.2% |
| 2003 | 18.4% | 68.6% | 13.0% |
| 2002 | 18.9% | 68.4% | 12.7% |
| 2001 | 19.4% | 68.2% | 12.4% |
| 2000 | 19.8% | 68.0% | 12.2% |
Series World Bank SP.POP.0014.TO.ZS · World Bank SP.POP.1564.TO.ZS · World Bank SP.POP.65UP.TO.ZS
1.012024
Data
| Year | Births per woman |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.01 |
| 2023 | 1.06 |
| 2022 | 1.08 |
| 2021 | 1.13 |
| 2020 | 1.14 |
| 2019 | 1.14 |
| 2018 | 1.23 |
| 2017 | 1.26 |
| 2016 | 1.37 |
| 2015 | 1.37 |
| 2014 | 1.38 |
| 2013 | 1.36 |
| 2012 | 1.42 |
| 2011 | 1.45 |
| 2010 | 1.36 |
| 2009 | 1.42 |
| 2008 | 1.43 |
| 2007 | 1.35 |
| 2006 | 1.36 |
| 2005 | 1.38 |
| 2004 | 1.40 |
| 2003 | 1.48 |
| 2002 | 1.45 |
| 2001 | 1.48 |
| 2000 | 1.68 |
Series World Bank SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
83.0 years2024
Data
| Year | Life expectancy at birth |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 83.0 years |
| 2023 | 83.4 years |
| 2022 | 82.3 years |
| 2021 | 82.3 years |
| 2020 | 82.1 years |
| 2019 | 82.7 years |
| 2018 | 82.3 years |
| 2017 | 82.2 years |
| 2016 | 82.3 years |
| 2015 | 81.8 years |
| 2014 | 81.9 years |
| 2013 | 81.8 years |
| 2012 | 80.8 years |
| 2011 | 80.8 years |
| 2010 | 81.4 years |
| 2009 | 80.2 years |
| 2008 | 79.6 years |
| 2007 | 79.8 years |
| 2006 | 79.4 years |
| 2005 | 79.3 years |
| 2004 | 79.3 years |
| 2003 | 78.5 years |
| 2002 | 78.7 years |
| 2001 | 78.8 years |
| 2000 | 78.3 years |
Series World Bank SP.DYN.LE00.IN
5 1612025
People arriving less people leaving, each year. The largest net inflow in the series was 20 302 people, in 2019.
Data
| Year | Net migration |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 161 |
| 2024 | 6 323 |
| 2023 | 6 591 |
| 2022 | 2 480 |
| 2021 | 4 638 |
| 2020 | 6 904 |
| 2019 | 20 302 |
| 2018 | 16 961 |
| 2017 | 14 372 |
| 2016 | 8 624 |
| 2015 | 9 588 |
| 2014 | 9 192 |
| 2013 | 861 |
| 2012 | 911 |
| 2011 | 999 |
| 2010 | 741 |
| 2009 | 836 |
| 2008 | 869 |
| 2007 | 926 |
| 2006 | 997 |
| 2005 | 1 626 |
| 2004 | 1 662 |
| 2003 | 1 626 |
| 2002 | 1 821 |
| 2001 | 1 678 |
| 2000 | 1 591 |
Series World Bank SM.POP.NETM
Living standards
Health, schooling, the internet and inequality
Malta spent 6.6% of GDP on health in 2000, 9.8% in 2020 and 8.8% in 2023. Internet users were 13.1% of the population in 2000 and 93.9% in 2024. On the Gini scale, inequality rose from 28.0 in 2006 to 31.8 in 2023. Public spending on education peaked at 7.6% of GDP in 2011.
8.8%2023
Data
| Year | Health spending |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 8.8% |
| 2022 | 9.1% |
| 2021 | 9.5% |
| 2020 | 9.8% |
| 2019 | 8.9% |
| 2018 | 8.1% |
| 2017 | 8.3% |
| 2016 | 8.7% |
| 2015 | 8.7% |
| 2014 | 8.9% |
| 2013 | 8.3% |
| 2012 | 8.3% |
| 2011 | 8.3% |
| 2010 | 7.9% |
| 2009 | 7.9% |
| 2008 | 7.8% |
| 2007 | 8.2% |
| 2006 | 8.8% |
| 2005 | 8.7% |
| 2004 | 8.0% |
| 2003 | 7.9% |
| 2002 | 7.7% |
| 2001 | 7.0% |
| 2000 | 6.6% |
Series World Bank SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS
4.7%2022
Data
| Year | Public spending on education |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 4.7% |
| 2021 | 4.9% |
| 2019 | 4.8% |
| 2017 | 4.3% |
| 2016 | 5.0% |
| 2015 | 4.9% |
| 2014 | 6.8% |
| 2013 | 7.4% |
| 2012 | 6.3% |
| 2011 | 7.6% |
| 2010 | 6.2% |
| 2009 | 5.0% |
| 2008 | 5.5% |
| 2007 | 6.0% |
| 2004 | 4.4% |
| 2002 | 4.2% |
Series World Bank SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS
93.9%2024
Data
| Year | Using the internet |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 93.9% |
| 2023 | 92.1% |
| 2022 | 91.5% |
| 2021 | 87.5% |
| 2020 | 86.9% |
| 2019 | 85.8% |
| 2018 | 81.7% |
| 2017 | 81.0% |
| 2016 | 78.1% |
| 2015 | 76.0% |
| 2014 | 73.1% |
| 2013 | 68.9% |
| 2012 | 68.2% |
| 2011 | 68.0% |
| 2010 | 63.0% |
| 2009 | 58.9% |
| 2008 | 50.1% |
| 2007 | 46.9% |
| 2006 | 40.4% |
| 2005 | 41.2% |
| 2004 | 34.6% |
| 2003 | 31.6% |
| 2002 | 28.9% |
| 2001 | 17.9% |
| 2000 | 13.1% |
Series World Bank IT.NET.USER.ZS
31.82023
Data
| Year | Gini coefficient |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 31.8 |
| 2022 | 34.6 |
| 2021 | 31.6 |
| 2020 | 31.4 |
| 2019 | 31.0 |
| 2018 | 28.7 |
| 2017 | 29.2 |
| 2016 | 29.1 |
| 2015 | 29.4 |
| 2014 | 29.0 |
| 2013 | 28.8 |
| 2012 | 29.4 |
| 2011 | 29.1 |
| 2010 | 29.0 |
| 2009 | 30.2 |
| 2008 | 29.0 |
| 2007 | 29.2 |
| 2006 | 28.0 |
Series World Bank SI.POV.GINI
95.7%2025
+2.4 points since 2000, between 93.3% and 95.7% in every year
Data
| Year | Living in towns and cities |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 95.7% |
| 2024 | 95.7% |
| 2023 | 95.6% |
| 2022 | 95.6% |
| 2021 | 95.5% |
| 2020 | 95.2% |
| 2019 | 94.9% |
| 2018 | 94.7% |
| 2017 | 94.6% |
| 2016 | 94.5% |
| 2015 | 94.4% |
| 2014 | 94.4% |
| 2013 | 94.4% |
| 2012 | 94.4% |
| 2011 | 94.3% |
| 2010 | 94.2% |
| 2009 | 94.1% |
| 2008 | 94.0% |
| 2007 | 93.9% |
| 2006 | 93.8% |
| 2005 | 93.7% |
| 2004 | 93.6% |
| 2003 | 93.5% |
| 2002 | 93.4% |
| 2001 | 93.4% |
| 2000 | 93.3% |
Series World Bank SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS
Energy and environment
Energy, emissions and forest
Malta generated no electricity from renewable sources in 2000. The share was 15.9% in 2016 and 11.9% in 2021. Each resident accounted for 6.7 tonnes of carbon dioxide in 2007 and 3.2 tonnes in 2024. Woodland stood on 1.4% of the land in 2023.
11.9%2021
Data
| Year | Electricity from renewable sources |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 11.9% |
| 2020 | 11.3% |
| 2019 | 9.8% |
| 2018 | 10.1% |
| 2017 | 10.4% |
| 2016 | 15.9% |
| 2015 | 7.8% |
| 2014 | 3.4% |
| 2013 | 1.6% |
| 2012 | 1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0% |
Series World Bank EG.ELC.RNEW.ZS
8.6%2021
Data
| Year | Renewable share of final energy use |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 8.6% |
| 2020 | 9.2% |
| 2019 | 7.4% |
| 2018 | 7.6% |
| 2017 | 7.3% |
| 2016 | 9.2% |
| 2015 | 6.0% |
| 2014 | 4.5% |
| 2013 | 3.2% |
| 2012 | 2.7% |
| 2011 | 2.0% |
| 2010 | 1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0% |
Series World Bank EG.FEC.RNEW.ZS
3.2 t2024
Data
| Year | CO2 emissions per person |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.2 t |
| 2023 | 3.2 t |
| 2022 | 3.4 t |
| 2021 | 3.1 t |
| 2020 | 3.1 t |
| 2019 | 3.3 t |
| 2018 | 3.2 t |
| 2017 | 3.3 t |
| 2016 | 3.0 t |
| 2015 | 3.8 t |
| 2014 | 5.5 t |
| 2013 | 5.6 t |
| 2012 | 6.5 t |
| 2011 | 6.2 t |
| 2010 | 6.3 t |
| 2009 | 6.1 t |
| 2008 | 6.7 t |
| 2007 | 6.7 t |
| 2006 | 6.6 t |
| 2005 | 6.5 t |
| 2004 | 6.5 t |
| 2003 | 6.6 t |
| 2002 | 5.9 t |
| 2001 | 6.3 t |
| 2000 | 5.5 t |
Series World Bank EN.GHG.CO2.PC.CE.AR5
1.4%2023
Data
| Year | Forest cover |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 1.4% |
| 2022 | 1.4% |
| 2021 | 1.4% |
| 2020 | 1.4% |
| 2019 | 1.4% |
| 2018 | 1.4% |
| 2017 | 1.3% |
| 2016 | 1.2% |
| 2015 | 1.1% |
| 2014 | 1.1% |
| 2013 | 1.1% |
| 2012 | 1.1% |
| 2011 | 1.1% |
| 2010 | 1.1% |
| 2009 | 1.1% |
| 2008 | 1.1% |
| 2007 | 1.1% |
| 2006 | 1.1% |
| 2005 | 1.1% |
| 2004 | 1.1% |
| 2003 | 1.1% |
| 2002 | 1.1% |
| 2001 | 1.1% |
| 2000 | 1.1% |
Series World Bank AG.LND.FRST.ZS
Codes
Malta's codes and memberships
The state
- Status
- Sovereign state
- State since
- 1964
- Government
- parliamentary democracy
- United Nations
- Member
Identifiers
- Calling code
- +356
- Internet domain
- .mt
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
Questions
Questions about Malta in figures
What is Malta's GDP per person?
Malta's output was worth $27.8 billion in 2025 at current US dollars, the World Bank says, or $47,907 for each resident. At purchasing power parity the 2025 figure per person is $72,210.
How fast has Malta's economy grown?
Quickly, by its own record: 10.6% in 2023, 6.2% in 2024 and 4.0% in 2025, according to the World Bank. Output has fallen in only three years since 2000, and the IMF projected 3.7% for 2026 and 3.8% for 2027.
How has Malta's population changed?
Malta had 579,704 people in 2025 by the World Bank's estimate. In 2000 it had 390,087.
How low is unemployment in Malta?
Unemployment in Malta was 2.9% in 2025, according to the World Bank, the lowest in a series that starts in 2000. It had been 7.5% in 2003. For those aged 15 to 24 the 2025 rate was 8.4%.
What is Malta's debt as a share of GDP?
Gross government debt came to 46.8% of GDP in 2025, the IMF estimated, down from 70.4% in 2004; it projected 47.3% for 2026.
How many children do women in Malta have?
Women in Malta had 1.01 children on average in 2024, according to the World Bank, down from 1.68 in 2000. There were 7.7 births per 1,000 people in 2024 and 7.3 deaths.
Record generated 2026-08-31, series 2026-09-27 · Q233 · World Bank data · Europe