International tourism, expenditures (% of total imports) in Malta
Malta: International tourism, expenditures (% of total imports) was 2.8% in 2007. ▼ Falling
International tourism, expenditures in Malta, 1995–2007
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in % of total imports.
Analysis
Malta recorded 2.8% for international tourism, expenditures in 2007. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 33.3% on the previous year and down 60.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in Malta peaked at 7.3% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 2007.
Malta ranks 119th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures (% of total imports) in Malta, year by year
| Year | % of total imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 6.8% | — |
| 1996 | 7.3% | +7.5% |
| 1997 | 7.1% | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 6.9% | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 6.7% | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 5.6% | -16.4% |
| 2001 | 6.1% | +9.1% |
| 2002 | 5.2% | -15.4% |
| 2003 | 5.8% | +11.5% |
| 2004 | 4.5% | -21.3% |
| 2005 | 4.5% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 4.2% | -6.6% |
| 2007 | 2.8% | -33.3% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 2.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 3.7%, 76% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Malta's 2.8% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3.7%, 74% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.0% | 6.7% | 7.3% | 5 |
| 2000s | 4.8% | 2.8% | 6.1% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 116 Azerbaijan 2.8% compare
- 117 Malaysia 2.8% compare
- 118 Tunisia 2.8% compare
- 120 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 2.8%
- 121 Togo 2.7% compare
- 122 Zimbabwe 2.7%
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 international tourism, expenditures in Malta?
- International tourism, expenditures in Malta was 2.8% in 2007, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 7.3% in 1996.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 2007.
- How does Malta rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- Malta ranks 119th out of 186 countries with data for 2007.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, expenditures (% of total imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport. These expenditures may include those by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include expenditures for passenger transport items. Their share in imports is calculated as a ratio to imports of goods and services, which comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.