Which has higher merchandise trade, Malta or Tuvalu?

Tuvalu, at 47.1% against 46.9% in Malta as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Tuvalu?

46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.

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.

Malta vs Tuvalu: Merchandise trade

Malta

46.9%

in 2025

Tuvalu

47.1%

in 2025

Malta rank

119th

Tuvalu rank

117th

Merchandise trade over time

Malta
Tuvalu

How they compare

Tuvalu currently reports 47.1% against 46.9% in Malta, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Malta ahead.

Malta ranks 119th and Tuvalu ranks 117th of 204 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 4 and Tuvalu in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malta	Tuvalu	Difference	Ahead
1980s	102.3%	76.0%	26.3%	Malta
1990s	122.5%	55.5%	67.0%	Malta
2000s	104.3%	51.6%	52.7%	Malta
2010s	83.5%	63.1%	20.4%	Malta
2020s	53.0%	64.6%	11.5%	Tuvalu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise trade, Malta or Tuvalu?: Tuvalu, at 47.1% against 46.9% in Malta as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise trade between Malta and Tuvalu?: 0.2%, with Tuvalu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Tuvalu?: 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
How do Malta and Tuvalu rank globally for merchandise trade?: Malta ranks 119th and Tuvalu ranks 117th 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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Indicator: Merchandise trade (% of GDP)
Unit: % of GDP
Source: World Trade Organization (WTO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 251 places, 14,091 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

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.