Luxembourg vs Malta: Merchandise trade
Merchandise trade over time
- Luxembourg
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 46.9% against 46.0% in Luxembourg, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Malta ahead.
Luxembourg ranks 122nd and Malta ranks 119th of 204 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 88.7% | 117.2% | 28.6% | Malta |
| 2000s | 100.6% | 104.3% | 3.7% | Malta |
| 2010s | 67.6% | 83.5% | 15.9% | Malta |
| 2020s | 48.7% | 53.0% | 4.3% | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise trade, Luxembourg or Malta?
- Malta, at 46.9% against 46.0% in Luxembourg as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise trade between Luxembourg and Malta?
- 0.9%, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Malta?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2025.
- How do Luxembourg and Malta rank globally for merchandise trade?
- Luxembourg ranks 122nd and Malta ranks 119th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Trade Organization (WTO), published as Merchandise trade (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
General merchandise trade includes goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e. It is the total of merchandise exports plus merchandise imports. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.