Food exports (% of merchandise exports) in Malta
Malta: Food exports (% of merchandise exports) was 9.9% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Food exports in Malta, 1965–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
Malta recorded 9.9% for food exports in 2025.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 28.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food exports in Malta peaked at 21.2% in 1968 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 1995.
Malta ranks 134th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Food exports (% of merchandise exports) in Malta, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 21.2% | — |
| 1966 | 19.0% | -10.6% |
| 1967 | 17.0% | -10.2% |
| 1968 | 21.2% | +24.7% |
| 1969 | 16.2% | -23.6% |
| 1970 | 9.8% | -39.3% |
| 1971 | 8.8% | -10.4% |
| 1972 | 7.2% | -17.9% |
| 1973 | 10.9% | +51.2% |
| 1974 | 9.9% | -9.1% |
| 1975 | 9.3% | -6.0% |
| 1976 | 9.7% | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 9.7% | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 7.0% | -27.4% |
| 1979 | 7.3% | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 5.3% | -27.1% |
| 1981 | 6.0% | +12.0% |
| 1982 | 5.6% | -5.7% |
| 1983 | 6.4% | +14.3% |
| 1984 | 6.7% | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 6.9% | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 5.2% | -23.9% |
| 1987 | 4.6% | -11.9% |
| 1990 | 2.1% | -53.5% |
| 1991 | 2.2% | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 2.1% | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 2.3% | +9.1% |
| 1994 | 1.7% | -25.4% |
| 1995 | 1.6% | -6.6% |
| 1996 | 2.4% | +49.6% |
| 1997 | 2.9% | +20.2% |
| 1998 | 2.4% | -19.7% |
| 1999 | 2.5% | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 2.1% | -14.4% |
| 2001 | 3.3% | +56.4% |
| 2002 | 5.1% | +52.8% |
| 2003 | 4.3% | -14.9% |
| 2004 | 5.5% | +29.0% |
| 2005 | 6.2% | +11.0% |
| 2006 | 6.1% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 7.2% | +17.9% |
| 2008 | 8.1% | +12.6% |
| 2009 | 4.7% | -42.3% |
| 2010 | 5.2% | +11.1% |
| 2011 | 3.7% | -29.5% |
| 2012 | 4.7% | +27.3% |
| 2013 | 6.0% | +27.7% |
| 2014 | 6.1% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 7.7% | +26.4% |
| 2016 | 7.7% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 8.4% | +9.5% |
| 2018 | 8.1% | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 8.4% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 11.7% | +39.6% |
| 2021 | 10.1% | -13.7% |
| 2022 | 12.7% | +25.5% |
| 2023 | 10.1% | -20.2% |
| 2024 | 9.7% | -4.3% |
| 2025 | 9.9% | +2.4% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 9.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 11.3%, 88% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Malta's 9.9% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 9.9%, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.9% | 16.2% | 21.2% | 5 |
| 1970s | 9.0% | 7.0% | 10.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.8% | 4.6% | 6.9% | 8 |
| 1990s | 2.2% | 1.6% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.3% | 2.1% | 8.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.6% | 3.7% | 8.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.7% | 9.7% | 12.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 131 Norway 10.8% compare
- 132 East Timor 10.5% compare
- 133 Malaysia 10.4% compare
- 135 Vietnam 9.4% compare
- 136 United States 9.0% compare
- 137 Kazakhstan 8.9% 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)
- 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)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1375 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food exports in Malta?
- Food exports in Malta was 9.9% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food exports recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 21.2% in 1968.
- What is the lowest food exports recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 1995.
- How does Malta rank for food exports?
- Malta ranks 134th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is food exports rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Food exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food comprises the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of 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.