Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) in Malta
Malta: Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) was 79.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Manufactures exports in Malta, 1965–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for manufactures exports in Malta is 79.8%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 51.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufactures exports in Malta peaked at 97.8% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 49.0%, in 2012.
Malta ranks 23rd of 196 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 59 years of available data.
Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) in Malta, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 66.7% | — |
| 1966 | 71.9% | +7.7% |
| 1967 | 73.8% | +2.6% |
| 1968 | 62.9% | -14.7% |
| 1969 | 69.8% | +11.0% |
| 1970 | 78.5% | +12.4% |
| 1971 | 85.4% | +8.8% |
| 1972 | 89.5% | +4.8% |
| 1973 | 85.8% | -4.1% |
| 1974 | 87.2% | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 89.1% | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 89.0% | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 89.3% | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 92.0% | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 91.6% | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 93.5% | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 93.0% | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 93.5% | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 92.3% | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 92.1% | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 91.7% | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 93.6% | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 93.5% | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 96.1% | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 96.6% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 97.0% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 97.0% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 97.7% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 97.8% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 97.1% | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 96.4% | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 96.9% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 96.9% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 97.4% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 96.2% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 94.6% | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 95.3% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 90.2% | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 91.5% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 91.4% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 89.0% | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 88.1% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 91.9% | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 67.6% | -26.4% |
| 2011 | 52.5% | -22.3% |
| 2012 | 49.0% | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 50.4% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 49.7% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 52.6% | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 65.8% | +25.1% |
| 2017 | 52.5% | -20.2% |
| 2018 | 59.4% | +13.1% |
| 2019 | 61.5% | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 84.4% | +37.2% |
| 2021 | 81.0% | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 80.0% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 82.3% | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 76.4% | -7.2% |
| 2025 | 79.8% | +4.4% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 79.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 59.0%, 1.4× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Malta's 79.8% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 24.7%, 3.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) 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 | +37.2% | 61.5% | 84.4% |
| 2010 | -26.4% | 91.9% | 67.6% |
| 2016 | +25.1% | 52.6% | 65.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 69.0% | 62.9% | 73.8% | 5 |
| 1970s | 87.7% | 78.5% | 92.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 92.9% | 91.7% | 93.6% | 8 |
| 1990s | 96.9% | 96.1% | 97.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 92.6% | 88.1% | 97.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.1% | 49.0% | 67.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.6% | 76.4% | 84.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 20 Japan 80.6% compare
- 21 North Macedonia 80.3% compare
- 22 Turks and Caicos Islands 80.0% compare
- 24 Luxembourg 78.6% compare
- 25 Italy 78.5% compare
- 26 France 78.5% 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)
- 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 manufactures exports in Malta?
- Manufactures exports in Malta was 79.8% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest manufactures exports recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 97.8% in 1995.
- What is the lowest manufactures exports recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.0% in 2012.
- How does Malta rank for manufactures exports?
- Malta ranks 23rd out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufactures exports rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Manufactures comprise commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 5 (chemicals), 6 (basic manufactures), 7 (machinery and transport equipment), and 8 (miscellaneous manufactured goods), excluding division 68 (non-ferrous metals). 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.