Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) in Malta
Malta: Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) was 69.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Medium and high-tech exports in Malta, 1990–2024
Source: Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % manufactured exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for medium and high-tech exports in Malta is 69.3%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.2% on the previous year and up 79.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medium and high-tech exports in Malta peaked at 81.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 38.7%, in 2014.
Malta ranks 16th of 153 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) in Malta, year by year
| Year | % manufactured exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 63.7% | — |
| 1991 | 68.1% | +6.9% |
| 1992 | 70.8% | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 68.6% | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 75.0% | +9.4% |
| 1995 | 76.6% | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 71.9% | -6.2% |
| 1997 | 69.9% | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 74.8% | +7.0% |
| 1999 | 74.9% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 81.1% | +8.2% |
| 2001 | 75.3% | -7.1% |
| 2002 | 74.0% | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 75.5% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 74.0% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 74.9% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 79.2% | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 78.8% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 78.1% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 76.9% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 56.2% | -27.0% |
| 2011 | 42.6% | -24.2% |
| 2012 | 40.3% | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 40.2% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 38.7% | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 41.4% | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 57.7% | +39.4% |
| 2017 | 42.2% | -26.8% |
| 2018 | 46.4% | +9.9% |
| 2019 | 44.8% | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 71.7% | +59.8% |
| 2021 | 66.3% | -7.5% |
| 2022 | 70.8% | +6.9% |
| 2023 | 73.9% | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 69.3% | -6.2% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 69.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 52.8%, 1.3× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Malta's 69.3% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 24.3%, 2.9× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured 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 | +59.8% | 44.8% | 71.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71.4% | 63.7% | 76.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.8% | 74.0% | 81.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.1% | 38.7% | 57.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.4% | 66.3% | 73.9% | 5 |
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 medium and high-tech exports in Malta?
- Medium and high-tech exports in Malta was 69.3% in 2024, according to Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest medium and high-tech exports recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 81.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest medium and high-tech exports recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.7% in 2014.
- How does Malta rank for medium and high-tech exports?
- Malta ranks 16th out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is medium and high-tech exports rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 79.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), published as part of Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of medium and high-tech manufactured exports in total manufactured exports.