Country

Malta

EU member state since 2004 · world profile (World Bank data)

Best rank in the EU 1st employment, of 27

Where it stands out

rank among EU countries

Best ranks

  1. Employment 1st of 27
  2. GDP growth 2nd of 27
  3. Electricity price 2nd of 27

Lowest ranks

  1. Organic farming 25th of 25
  2. Renewable electricity 27th of 27
  3. Energy imports 27th of 27

Map

 

Boundaries: Natural Earth (unofficial boundaries), simplified · sources and licences

Over time

6 charts

GDP per capita

€/inh. · 1995-2025

Malta EU average

0 10k 20k 30k 40k 50k 1995 Malta: 7,650 EU average: 14,910 1996 Malta: 8,070 EU average: 15,600 1997 Malta: 8,900 EU average: 16,010 1998 Malta: 9,480 EU average: 16,670 1999 Malta: 10,150 EU average: 17,420 2000 Malta: 11,330 EU average: 18,420 2001 Malta: 11,560 EU average: 19,270 2002 Malta: 11,930 EU average: 19,930 2003 Malta: 12,030 EU average: 20,400 2004 Malta: 12,250 EU average: 21,250 2005 Malta: 12,710 EU average: 22,110 2006 Malta: 13,270 EU average: 23,320 2007 Malta: 14,200 EU average: 24,680 2008 Malta: 15,230 EU average: 25,390 2009 Malta: 15,240 EU average: 24,230 2010 Malta: 16,550 EU average: 25,090 2011 Malta: 16,890 EU average: 25,880 2012 Malta: 17,820 EU average: 25,980 2013 Malta: 19,120 EU average: 26,260 2014 Malta: 20,620 EU average: 26,860 2015 Malta: 23,000 EU average: 27,810 2016 Malta: 23,900 EU average: 28,510 2017 Malta: 26,820 EU average: 29,680 2018 Malta: 28,240 EU average: 30,680 2019 Malta: 28,920 EU average: 31,740 2020 Malta: 27,870 EU average: 30,560 2021 Malta: 32,230 EU average: 33,330 2022 Malta: 33,890 EU average: 36,180 2023 Malta: 37,780 EU average: 38,450 2024 Malta: 40,540 EU average: 40,110 2025 Malta: 42,390 EU average: 41,700 1995 2005 2010 2015 2025

Real GDP growth

% · 2001-2025

Malta EU average

-10 -5 0 5 10 15 2001 Malta: -0.8 EU average: 2.1 2002 Malta: 2.7 EU average: 1 2003 Malta: 3.7 EU average: 0.9 2004 Malta: 0.4 EU average: 2.5 2005 Malta: 2.9 EU average: 1.9 2006 Malta: 2.3 EU average: 3.5 2007 Malta: 5 EU average: 3.1 2008 Malta: 4.4 EU average: 0.6 2009 Malta: -1.4 EU average: -4.3 2010 Malta: 6.2 EU average: 2.1 2011 Malta: 1 EU average: 1.9 2012 Malta: 4.1 EU average: -0.8 2013 Malta: 6.3 EU average: 0 2014 Malta: 7.6 EU average: 1.6 2015 Malta: 9.6 EU average: 2.4 2016 Malta: 4.1 EU average: 1.9 2017 Malta: 13 EU average: 2.8 2018 Malta: 7.2 EU average: 2.1 2019 Malta: 4.1 EU average: 1.9 2020 Malta: -3.5 EU average: -5.5 2021 Malta: 13.3 EU average: 6.4 2022 Malta: 4.1 EU average: 3.6 2023 Malta: 7.1 EU average: 0.4 2024 Malta: 5.3 EU average: 1.3 2025 Malta: 4.7 EU average: 1.4 2001 2009 2013 2017 2025

HICP inflation rate

% · 1997-2025

Malta EU average

0 2 4 6 8 10 1997 Malta: 3.9 EU average: 0 1998 Malta: 3.7 EU average: 0 1999 Malta: 2.3 EU average: 0 2000 Malta: 3 EU average: 0 2001 Malta: 2.5 EU average: 3.6 2002 Malta: 2.6 EU average: 2.7 2003 Malta: 1.9 EU average: 2.3 2004 Malta: 2.7 EU average: 2.5 2005 Malta: 2.5 EU average: 2.3 2006 Malta: 2.6 EU average: 2.3 2007 Malta: 0.7 EU average: 2.4 2008 Malta: 4.7 EU average: 3.7 2009 Malta: 1.8 EU average: 0.8 2010 Malta: 2 EU average: 1.8 2011 Malta: 2.5 EU average: 2.9 2012 Malta: 3.2 EU average: 2.6 2013 Malta: 1 EU average: 1.3 2014 Malta: 0.8 EU average: 0.4 2015 Malta: 1.2 EU average: 0.1 2016 Malta: 0.9 EU average: 0.2 2017 Malta: 1.3 EU average: 1.6 2018 Malta: 1.7 EU average: 1.8 2019 Malta: 1.5 EU average: 1.4 2020 Malta: 0.8 EU average: 0.7 2021 Malta: 0.7 EU average: 2.9 2022 Malta: 6.1 EU average: 9.2 2023 Malta: 5.6 EU average: 6.4 2024 Malta: 2.4 EU average: 2.6 2025 Malta: 2.4 EU average: 2.5 1997 2007 2012 2017 2025

Annual change in house prices

% · 2006-2025

Malta EU average

-10 0 10 20 30 2006 Malta: 19.9 EU average: 9.9 2007 Malta: 21 EU average: 8.5 2008 Malta: 11 EU average: 1.3 2009 Malta: -4.3 EU average: -3.7 2010 Malta: 1.1 EU average: 0.5 2011 Malta: -1.4 EU average: 0.6 2012 Malta: 3.1 EU average: -2.1 2013 Malta: -0.4 EU average: -1.7 2014 Malta: 2.5 EU average: 0.7 2015 Malta: 5.8 EU average: 2.3 2016 Malta: 5.4 EU average: 4.3 2017 Malta: 5.3 EU average: 4.8 2018 Malta: 5.8 EU average: 5 2019 Malta: 6.1 EU average: 4.9 2020 Malta: 3.4 EU average: 5.6 2021 Malta: 5.1 EU average: 8.4 2022 Malta: 6.7 EU average: 8 2023 Malta: 6.2 EU average: -0.3 2024 Malta: 6.7 EU average: 3.4 2025 Malta: 6 EU average: 5.5 2006 2012 2015 2018 2025

R&D expenditure

% of GDP · 2002-2024

Malta EU average

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 2002 Malta: 0.25 EU average: 1.83 2003 Malta: 0.24 EU average: 1.82 2004 Malta: 0.49 EU average: 1.79 2005 Malta: 0.53 EU average: 1.78 2006 Malta: 0.58 EU average: 1.8 2007 Malta: 0.55 EU average: 1.79 2008 Malta: 0.52 EU average: 1.87 2009 Malta: 0.51 EU average: 1.96 2010 Malta: 0.58 EU average: 1.96 2011 Malta: 0.65 EU average: 2 2012 Malta: 0.79 EU average: 2.06 2013 Malta: 0.73 EU average: 2.08 2014 Malta: 0.68 EU average: 2.09 2015 Malta: 0.7 EU average: 2.1 2016 Malta: 0.54 EU average: 2.1 2017 Malta: 0.53 EU average: 2.14 2018 Malta: 0.55 EU average: 2.17 2019 Malta: 0.55 EU average: 2.21 2020 Malta: 0.6 EU average: 2.28 2021 Malta: 0.6 EU average: 2.24 2022 Malta: 0.58 EU average: 2.22 2023 Malta: 0.58 EU average: 2.26 2024 Malta: 0.54 EU average: 2.24 2002 2010 2014 2018 2024

Electricity price for households

€/kWh · 2007S2-2025S2

Malta EU average

0.05 0.10 0.15 0.20 0.25 0.30 2007S2 Malta: 0.09 EU average: 0.15 2008S1 Malta: 0.1 EU average: 0.16 2008S2 Malta: 0.15 EU average: 0.17 2009S1 Malta: 0.17 EU average: 0.17 2009S2 Malta: 0.15 EU average: 0.17 2010S1 Malta: 0.16 EU average: 0.17 2010S2 Malta: 0.17 EU average: 0.18 2011S1 Malta: 0.17 EU average: 0.19 2011S2 Malta: 0.17 EU average: 0.19 2012S1 Malta: 0.17 EU average: 0.19 2012S2 Malta: 0.17 EU average: 0.2 2013S1 Malta: 0.17 EU average: 0.2 2013S2 Malta: 0.17 EU average: 0.21 2014S1 Malta: 0.15 EU average: 0.21 2014S2 Malta: 0.12 EU average: 0.21 2015S1 Malta: 0.13 EU average: 0.21 2015S2 Malta: 0.13 EU average: 0.21 2016S1 Malta: 0.13 EU average: 0.21 2016S2 Malta: 0.13 EU average: 0.21 2017S1 Malta: 0.13 EU average: 0.21 2017S2 Malta: 0.13 EU average: 0.21 2018S1 Malta: 0.13 EU average: 0.21 2018S2 Malta: 0.13 EU average: 0.22 2019S1 Malta: 0.13 EU average: 0.22 2019S2 Malta: 0.13 EU average: 0.22 2020S1 Malta: 0.13 EU average: 0.21 2020S2 Malta: 0.13 EU average: 0.22 2021S1 Malta: 0.13 EU average: 0.22 2021S2 Malta: 0.13 EU average: 0.24 2022S1 Malta: 0.13 EU average: 0.25 2022S2 Malta: 0.13 EU average: 0.28 2023S1 Malta: 0.13 EU average: 0.29 2023S2 Malta: 0.13 EU average: 0.28 2024S1 Malta: 0.13 EU average: 0.29 2024S2 Malta: 0.13 EU average: 0.29 2025S1 Malta: 0.13 EU average: 0.29 2025S2 Malta: 0.13 EU average: 0.29 2007S2 2013S2 2016S2 2019S2 2025S2

Economy

10 indicators
GDP per capita
42,390 €/inh.
+1,850 vs 2024
11th of 27 EU countries
EU average 41,700 €/inh.
2025 · country ranking
GDP growth
4.7 %
−0.6 vs 2024
2nd of 27 EU countries
EU average 1.4 %
2025 · country ranking
Inflation
2.4 %
0 vs 2024
10th of 27 EU countries
EU average 2.5 %
2025 · country ranking
House prices
6.0 %
−0.7 vs 2024
14th of 26 EU countries
EU average 5.5 %
2025 · country ranking
R&D
0.54 % of GDP
−0.04 vs 2023
26th of 27 EU countries
EU average 2.24 % of GDP
2024 · country ranking
Electricity price
0.1282 €/kWh
+0.0021 vs 2025S1
2nd of 27 EU countries
EU average 0.2896 €/kWh
2025S2 · country ranking
Tax-to-GDP ratio
29.3 % of GDP
+2.6 vs 2023
25th of 27 EU countries
EU average 40.3 % of GDP
2024 · country ranking
Government debt
46.4 %
+0.5 vs 2024
10th of 27 EU countries
EU average 81.7 %
2025 · country ranking
Price level
93.1
+0.9 vs 2023
14th of 27 EU countries
EU average 100.0
2024 · country ranking
Budget balance
-2.2 %
+1.2 vs 2024
12th of 27 EU countries
EU average -3.1 %
2025 · country ranking

Labour

7 indicators
Employment
83.6 %
+0.9 vs 2024
1st of 27 EU countries
EU average 76.1 %
2025 · country ranking
Unemployment
3.1 %
−0.1 vs 2024
3rd of 27 EU countries
EU average 6.0 %
2025 · country ranking
Minimum wage
994 €
0 vs 2026S1
15th of 22 EU countries
2026S2 · country ranking
Gender pay gap
4.9 %
−0.2 vs 2023
5th of 27 EU countries
EU average 11.1 %
2024 · country ranking
Long-term unemployment
0.6 %
−0.1 vs 2024
2nd of 27 EU countries
EU average 1.9 %
2025 · country ranking
NEET rate
8.5 %
+1.3 vs 2024
7th of 27 EU countries
EU average 11.0 %
2025 · country ranking
Working hours
39.5 h
+0.2 vs 2024
10th of 27 EU countries
EU average 37.3 h
2025 · country ranking

Population

7 indicators
Healthy life expectancy
70.6 years
−0.8 vs 2023
2nd of 26 EU countries
EU average 65.2 years
2024 · country ranking
Doctors
458 per 100k
+3 vs 2023
11th of 26 EU countries
2024 · country ranking
Infant mortality
5.0 ‰
+1.4 vs 2023
24th of 27 EU countries
EU average 3.5 ‰
2024 · country ranking
Obesity
28.1 %
+2.9 vs 2014
26th of 26 EU countries
EU average 16.0 %
2019 · country ranking
Population
588,254
+14,004 vs 2025
27th of 27 EU countries
EU average 451,990,314
2026 · country ranking
Life expectancy
82.4 years
0 vs 2023
6th of 27 EU countries
EU average 80.8 years
2024 · country ranking
Fertility
1.01
−0.05 vs 2023
27th of 27 EU countries
EU average 1.34
2024 · country ranking

Environment

8 indicators
Emissions
3.8 t/inh.
−0.2 vs 2023
4th of 27 EU countries
2024 · country ranking
Energy imports
98.4 %
+0.8 vs 2023
27th of 27 EU countries
EU average 57.3 %
2024 · country ranking
Municipal waste
621 kg
+18 vs 2023
15th of 20 EU countries
EU average 517 kg
2024 · country ranking
Renewable electricity
11.2 %
+0.5 vs 2024
27th of 27 EU countries
EU average 49.9 %
2025 · country ranking
Organic farming
0.8 %
0 vs 2023
25th of 25 EU countries
2024 · country ranking
Air pollution deaths
31 per 100k
−1 vs 2022
15th of 27 EU countries
EU average 41 per 100k
2023 · country ranking
Renewables
18.8 %
+1.6 vs 2024
23rd of 27 EU countries
EU average 26.2 %
2025 · country ranking
Recycling
16.7 %
−0.7 vs 2023
19th of 20 EU countries
EU average 48.1 %
2024 · country ranking

Society

19 indicators
Health spending
8.7 %
−0.6 vs 2022
EU average 9.9 %
2023 · country ranking
Tertiary educated
37.7 %
+1.4 vs 2024
15th of 27 EU countries
EU average 36.9 %
2025 · country ranking
Adult learning
19.7 %
+1.1 vs 2024
7th of 27 EU countries
EU average 13.7 %
2025 · country ranking
Poverty risk
19.4 %
−0.2 vs 2024
15th of 27 EU countries
EU average 20.9 %
2025 · country ranking
Income inequality
29.8
−0.7 vs 2024
19th of 27 EU countries
EU average 28.6
2025 · country ranking
Internet use
96.0 %
+2.0 vs 2024
9th of 27 EU countries
EU average 93.8 %
2025 · country ranking
Road deaths
2 per mn
−1 vs 2023
2nd of 27 EU countries
EU average 4 per mn
2024 · country ranking
Housing overcrowding
4.7 %
+1.0 vs 2024
3rd of 27 EU countries
EU average 16.8 %
2025 · country ranking
Passenger cars
571 per 1,000
−5 vs 2024
14th of 27 EU countries
EU average 584 per 1,000
2025 · country ranking
Early leavers
8.6 %
−0.9 vs 2024
15th of 26 EU countries
EU average 9.1 %
2025 · country ranking
Unable to keep warm
7.6 %
−0.2 vs 2024
17th of 27 EU countries
EU average 8.8 %
2025 · country ranking
Burglaries
129 per 100k
−26 vs 2023
8th of 24 EU countries
2024 · country ranking
Housing overburden
6.0 %
+0.1 vs 2024
13th of 27 EU countries
EU average 7.7 %
2025 · country ranking
Home ownership
70.9 %
+1.3 vs 2024
17th of 27 EU countries
EU average 68.5 %
2025 · country ranking
Travel by car
80.3 %
−1.7 vs 2023
7th of 27 EU countries
EU average 82.5 %
2024 · country ranking
Health expenditure
5.0 % of GDP
0 vs 2023
26th of 27 EU countries
EU average 7.3 % of GDP
2024 · country ranking
Education spending
4.7 % of GDP
+0.6 vs 2023
18th of 27 EU countries
EU average 4.7 % of GDP
2024 · country ranking
Life satisfaction
7.6 /10
+0.1 vs 2024
9th of 27 EU countries
EU average 7.2 /10
2025 · country ranking
Digital skills
66.8 %
+4.0 vs 2023
8th of 27 EU countries
EU average 60.4 %
2025 · country ranking

Regions

NUTS

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Where the data comes from

© European Union, source: Eurostat - datasets, licence and methods.

Ranks are among EU member states. Where less is better (unemployment, debt), the lowest value ranks first.