Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) in Malta
Malta: Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) was 66.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Manufactures imports in Malta, 1965–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
Malta recorded 66.3% for manufactures imports in 2025.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufactures imports in Malta peaked at 83.3% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 44.0%, in 2012.
Malta ranks 71st of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.
Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) in Malta, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 51.2% | — |
| 1966 | 51.7% | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 55.5% | +7.3% |
| 1968 | 59.1% | +6.5% |
| 1969 | 61.8% | +4.6% |
| 1970 | 64.5% | +4.2% |
| 1971 | 60.0% | -6.8% |
| 1972 | 59.9% | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 59.9% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 57.8% | -3.5% |
| 1975 | 60.5% | +4.6% |
| 1976 | 63.9% | +5.6% |
| 1977 | 65.6% | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 66.5% | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 68.5% | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 65.2% | -4.8% |
| 1981 | 63.9% | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 62.9% | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 66.2% | +5.2% |
| 1984 | 66.1% | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 68.1% | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 75.3% | +10.6% |
| 1987 | 75.9% | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 80.0% | +5.4% |
| 1991 | 80.4% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 81.6% | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 82.4% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 83.2% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 83.3% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 81.0% | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 80.0% | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 82.3% | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 82.0% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 82.5% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 78.4% | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 77.8% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 78.6% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 80.3% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 75.6% | -5.8% |
| 2006 | 78.0% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 72.6% | -6.9% |
| 2008 | 68.2% | -6.1% |
| 2009 | 71.5% | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 62.6% | -12.4% |
| 2011 | 52.7% | -15.9% |
| 2012 | 44.0% | -16.4% |
| 2013 | 49.0% | +11.3% |
| 2014 | 49.4% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 60.6% | +22.8% |
| 2016 | 62.5% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 58.9% | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 55.7% | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 63.6% | +14.2% |
| 2020 | 68.8% | +8.2% |
| 2021 | 69.1% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 68.4% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 69.2% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 65.2% | -5.7% |
| 2025 | 66.3% | +1.7% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 66.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 67.4%, 98% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Malta's 66.3% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 57.3%, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 55.9% | 51.2% | 61.8% | 5 |
| 1970s | 62.7% | 57.8% | 68.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 68.0% | 62.9% | 75.9% | 8 |
| 1990s | 81.6% | 80.0% | 83.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.3% | 68.2% | 82.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.9% | 44.0% | 63.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.8% | 65.2% | 69.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More private sector data for Malta
- Merchandise trade 46.9% (2025)
- Food imports 13.2% (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)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1375 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufactures imports in Malta?
- Manufactures imports in Malta was 66.3% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest manufactures imports recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 83.3% in 1995.
- What is the lowest manufactures imports recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.0% in 2012.
- How does Malta rank for manufactures imports?
- Malta ranks 71st out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufactures imports rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 imports (% of merchandise imports). 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 imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a 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.