Bound rate, simple mean, all products (%) in Malta
Malta: Bound rate, simple mean, all products (%) was 4.4% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bound rate, simple mean, all products in Malta, 2004–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, bound rate, simple mean, all products in Malta stood at 4.4%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 24.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bound rate, simple mean, all products in Malta peaked at 6.3% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 4.4%, in 2015.
That places Malta 125th out of 157 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Bound rate, simple mean, all products (%) in Malta, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 6.1% | — |
| 2005 | 6.3% | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 6.2% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 6.2% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 5.9% | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 5.9% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 5.9% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 5.8% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 6.0% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 5.9% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 5.9% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 4.4% | -25.6% |
| 2016 | 4.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 4.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 4.4% | +0.0% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 4.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.4%, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Malta's 4.4% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 29.0%, 15% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bound rate, simple mean, all products (%) in Malta changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | -25.6% | 5.9% | 4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.1% | 5.9% | 6.3% | 6 |
| 2010s | 5.2% | 4.4% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 4.4% | 4.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 122 Ukraine 5.8% compare
- 123 Montenegro 5.3% compare
- 124 Canada 4.9% compare
- 125 Austria 4.4% compare
- 125 Belgium 4.4% compare
- 125 Bulgaria 4.4% compare
- 125 Croatia 4.4% compare
- 125 Cyprus 4.4% compare
- 125 Czechia 4.4% compare
- 125 Denmark 4.4% compare
- 125 Estonia 4.4% compare
- 125 Finland 4.4% compare
- 125 France 4.4% compare
- 125 Germany 4.4% compare
- 125 Greece 4.4% compare
- 125 Hungary 4.4% compare
- 125 Ireland 4.4% compare
- 125 Italy 4.4% compare
- 125 Latvia 4.4% compare
- 125 Lithuania 4.4% compare
- 125 Netherlands 4.4% compare
- 125 Poland 4.4% compare
- 125 Portugal 4.4% compare
- 125 Romania 4.4% compare
- 125 Slovakia 4.4% compare
- 125 Slovenia 4.4% compare
- 125 Spain 4.4% compare
- 125 Sweden 4.4% compare
- 125 United Kingdom 4.4% compare
More private sector data for Malta
- Merchandise trade 46.9% (2025)
- Food imports 13.2% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 66.3% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 9.22 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 17.37 billion current US$ (2024)
- Food exports 9.9% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 79.8% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 3.82 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 25.00 billion current US$ (2024)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 6,588 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bound rate, simple mean, all products in Malta?
- Bound rate, simple mean, all products in Malta was 4.4% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest bound rate, simple mean, all products recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 6.3% in 2005.
- What is the lowest bound rate, simple mean, all products recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4% in 2015.
- How does Malta rank for bound rate, simple mean, all products?
- Malta ranks 125th out of 157 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bound rate, simple mean, all products rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Bound rate, simple mean, all products (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Simple mean bound rate is the unweighted average of all the lines in the tariff schedule in which bound rates have been set. Bound rates result from trade negotiations incorporated into a country's schedule of concessions and are thus enforceable.