International tourism, receipts for travel items (current US$) in Malta
Malta: International tourism, receipts for travel items (current US$) was 418.00 million current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, receipts for travel items in Malta, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international tourism, receipts for travel items in Malta is 418.00 million current US$, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 78.0% on the previous year and down 60.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts for travel items in Malta peaked at 1.90 billion current US$ in 2019 and was at its lowest, 418.00 million current US$, in 2020.
That places Malta 100th out of 191 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
International tourism, receipts for travel items (current US$) in Malta, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 656.00 million current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 632.00 million current US$ | -3.7% |
| 1997 | 635.00 million current US$ | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 653.00 million current US$ | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 667.00 million current US$ | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 587.00 million current US$ | -12.0% |
| 2001 | 561.00 million current US$ | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 614.00 million current US$ | +9.4% |
| 2003 | 722.00 million current US$ | +17.6% |
| 2004 | 767.00 million current US$ | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 755.00 million current US$ | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 767.00 million current US$ | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 965.00 million current US$ | +25.8% |
| 2008 | 1.08 billion current US$ | +12.1% |
| 2009 | 899.00 million current US$ | -16.9% |
| 2010 | 1.07 billion current US$ | +18.6% |
| 2011 | 1.28 billion current US$ | +19.7% |
| 2012 | 1.26 billion current US$ | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 1.40 billion current US$ | +11.3% |
| 2014 | 1.52 billion current US$ | +8.5% |
| 2015 | 1.38 billion current US$ | -9.2% |
| 2016 | 1.45 billion current US$ | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 1.75 billion current US$ | +20.4% |
| 2018 | 1.85 billion current US$ | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 1.90 billion current US$ | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 418.00 million current US$ | -78.0% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 418.00 million current US$ is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.53 billion current US$, 27% of the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Malta's 418.00 million current US$ is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 762.50 million current US$, 55% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where International tourism, receipts for travel items (current US$) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -78.0% | 1.90 billion current US$ | 418.00 million current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 648.60 million current US$ | 632.00 million current US$ | 667.00 million current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 771.90 million current US$ | 561.00 million current US$ | 1.08 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.49 billion current US$ | 1.07 billion current US$ | 1.90 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 418.00 million current US$ | 418.00 million current US$ | 418.00 million current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malta
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, receipts for travel items in Malta?
- International tourism, receipts for travel items in Malta was 418.00 million current US$ in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, receipts for travel items recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 1.90 billion current US$ in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts for travel items recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 418.00 million current US$ in 2020.
- How does Malta rank for international tourism, receipts for travel items?
- Malta ranks 100th out of 191 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, receipts for travel items rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, receipts for travel items (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism receipts for travel items are expenditures by international inbound visitors in the reporting economy. The goods and services are purchased by, or on behalf of, the traveler or provided, without a quid pro quo, for the traveler to use or give away. These receipts should include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except in cases where these are so important as to justify a separate classification. Excluded is the international carriage of travelers, which is covered in passenger travel items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.