Malta

Economy

• GDP

  : 27.8 B$ (2025)

• GDP per capita

  : 47907 $ (2025)

• GDP growth

  : 4.0 % (2025)

• GDP, PPP

  : 41.9 B$ (2025)

• GDP per capita, PPP

  : 72210 $ (2025)

• Price level (relative cost of living)

  : 0.63 (2024)

• Inflation

  : 2.4 % (2025)

• Unemployment

  : 2.9 % (2025)

• Youth unemployment (ages 15-24)

  : 8.4 % (2025)

• Exports

  : 119.1 % (2025)

• Imports

  : 99.9 % (2025)

• Trade balance (goods and services)

  : 5.3 B$ (2025)

• Current account balance

  : 7.1 % (2024)

• Total reserves

  : 1.5 B$ (2025)

• Foreign direct investment

  : 170.1 % (2024)

• Poverty rate

  : 0.4 % (2023)

• Agriculture

  : 0.5 % (2025)

• Industry

  : 10.1 % (2025)

• Services

  : 81.3 % (2025)

• Remittances received

  : 0.1 % (2024)

• Outward foreign direct investment

  : 145.6 % (2024)

Demographics

• Population

  : 579 704 (2025)

• Population growth

  : 1.9 % (2025)

• Net migration

  : 5 161 (2025)

• Population density

  : 1 727 (2023)

• Life expectancy

  : 83.0 yrs (2024)

• Fertility rate

  : 1.01 (2024)

• Birth rate

  : 7.70 (2024)

• Death rate

  : 7.30 (2024)

• Urban population

  : 95.7 % (2025)

• Rural population

  : 4.3 % (2025)

• Labor force

  : 323 052 (2025)

• Infant mortality (under one year)

  : 0.6 % (2023)

• Age dependency ratio

  : 49.1 % (2023)

• Share of women in the population

  : 48.1 % (2025)

• Refugee population hosted

  : 7 814 (2024)

Social

• Education expenditure

  : 4.7 % (2022)

• Health expenditure

  : 8.8 % (2023)

• Gini index

  : 31.8 (2023)

• Internet users

  : 93.9 % (2024)

• Mobile subscriptions

  : 142.1 (2024)

• Access to electricity

  : 100.0 % (2024)

• Access to basic drinking water

  : 100.0 % (2024)

• Median income

  : 56 $ (2023)

• Income share of the top 10%

  : 24.7 % (2023)

• PISA score — mathematics

  : 466.0 (2022)

• PISA score — reading literacy

  : 445.3 (2022)

• PISA score — science

  : 465.6 (2022)

• Primary school completion

  : 98.1 % (2025)

• Mean years of schooling

  : 12.4 yrs (2023)

• Harmonised learning outcomes

  : 474.4 (2020)

• Bank account ownership

  : 88.2 % (2024)

• Labour force participation (ages 25-64)

  : 77.6 % (2025)

Defense

• Armed forces personnel

  : 2 000 (2020)

• Military expenditure

  : 0.5 % (2024)

• Battle-related deaths

  : 0.0 (1995)

• Death rate from armed conflicts

  : 0.0 (2025)

Environment

• CO₂ per capita

  : 3.18 (2024)

• CO₂ (consumption-based) per capita

  : 20.0 (2022)

• Renewable energy

  : 8.6 % (2021)

• Renewable electricity production

  : 11.9 % (2021)

• Energy consumption

  : 1 398 (2023)

• Forest area

  : 1.4 % (2023)

• Threatened bird species

  : 6.00 (2022)

• Threatened fish species

  : 43.0 (2022)

• Threatened mammal species

  : 3.00 (2022)

• Electricity from coal

  : 0.0 % (2025)

• Electricity from gas

  : 83.1 % (2025)

• Electricity from hydropower

  : 0.0 % (2025)

• Electricity from nuclear

  : 0.0 % (2025)

• Electricity from solar

  : 15.5 % (2025)

• Electricity from wind

  : 0.0 % (2025)

• Greenhouse gases per capita

  : 3.44 (2024)

• Greenhouse gases (total)

  : 1.9 M (2024)

• Fine particulate exposure (PM2.5)

  : 11.1 (2024)

• Tree cover loss

  : 0.06 (2025)

• Forest area (absolute)

  : 0.46 (2020)

Health

• DTP3 immunization coverage

  : 97.0 % (2024)

• Measles immunization coverage

  : 88.0 % (2024)

• Under-five mortality

  : 5.30 (2024)

• Maternal mortality ratio

  : 8.00 (2023)

• Non-communicable disease mortality (ages 30-70)

  : 9.8 % (2021)

• Hypertension prevalence (ages 30-79)

  : 24.8 % (2019)

• Adult obesity prevalence

  : 28.7 % (2022)

• Diabetes prevalence (ages 20-79)

  : 10.0 % (2024)

• Smoking prevalence, adults (age-standardized)

  : 24.6 % (2024)

• Universal health coverage

  : 82.0 (2023)

• HIV prevalence (ages 15-49)

  : 0.3 % (2024)

• Physicians

  : 4.51 (2022)

• Hospital beds

  : 4.09 (2022)

• Adolescent fertility (ages 15-19)

  : 10.0 (2024)

Public finances

• Government expenditure

  : 33.7 % (2023)

• Fiscal balance

  : -3.5 % (2024)

• General government debt

  : 52.3 % (2022)

• Primary balance

  : -4.7 % (2022)

Governance

• Control of corruption

  : 0.27 (2024)

• Government effectiveness

  : 0.62 (2024)

• Intentional homicides

  : 0.56 (2023)

• Political stability

  : 0.80 (2024)

• Rule of law

  : 0.73 (2024)

• Regulatory quality

  : 0.49 (2024)

• Voice and accountability

  : 0.92 (2024)

• Political regime

  : 2.00 (2025)

• Free and fair elections

  : 1.00 (2025)

Business

• Investment (gross fixed capital formation)

  : 17.8 % (2025)

• New business density

  : 8.47 (2024)

• Credit to the private sector

  : 82.1 % (2020)

• Non-performing bank loans

  : 3.7 % (2020)

• Inward foreign direct investment (amount)

  : 42.6 B$ (2024)

Consumption

• Household consumption

  : 44.6 % (2025)

• Gross national savings

  : 25.9 % (2024)

Well-being

• Self-reported life satisfaction

  : 6.44 (2025)