Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Malta
Malta: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region was 13.1% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Malta, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
Malta recorded 13.1% for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.4% on the previous year and up 40.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Malta peaked at 15.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1989.
Malta ranks 92nd of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Malta, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 4.3% | — |
| 1962 | 2.7% | -36.9% |
| 1963 | 7.9% | +193.1% |
| 1964 | 2.7% | -65.9% |
| 1965 | 4.6% | +71.6% |
| 1966 | 1.7% | -62.8% |
| 1967 | 5.7% | +232.0% |
| 1968 | 3.8% | -32.8% |
| 1969 | 3.6% | -6.6% |
| 1970 | 5.1% | +42.0% |
| 1971 | 3.2% | -36.4% |
| 1972 | 1.4% | -56.6% |
| 1973 | 2.6% | +85.4% |
| 1974 | 1.8% | -29.3% |
| 1975 | 2.4% | +27.9% |
| 1976 | 2.0% | -13.6% |
| 1977 | 3.8% | +84.8% |
| 1978 | 6.7% | +78.4% |
| 1979 | 1.0% | -85.1% |
| 1980 | 0.6% | -38.7% |
| 1981 | 4.0% | +547.0% |
| 1982 | 1.8% | -53.8% |
| 1983 | 2.1% | +14.5% |
| 1984 | 1.1% | -49.3% |
| 1985 | 0.6% | -39.4% |
| 1986 | 4.3% | +562.9% |
| 1987 | 1.0% | -77.3% |
| 1988 | 1.0% | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.4% | -55.7% |
| 1990 | 1.3% | +209.2% |
| 1991 | 2.1% | +62.6% |
| 1992 | 2.3% | +8.6% |
| 1993 | 2.6% | +14.9% |
| 1994 | 2.7% | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 2.8% | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 1.1% | -59.8% |
| 1997 | 2.0% | +75.4% |
| 1998 | 5.5% | +181.8% |
| 1999 | 0.8% | -85.8% |
| 2000 | 2.0% | +155.3% |
| 2001 | 1.4% | -30.2% |
| 2002 | 2.1% | +47.3% |
| 2003 | 3.2% | +55.3% |
| 2004 | 3.6% | +11.9% |
| 2005 | 5.6% | +56.0% |
| 2006 | 6.4% | +14.3% |
| 2007 | 5.3% | -17.7% |
| 2008 | 6.5% | +23.3% |
| 2009 | 7.7% | +19.1% |
| 2010 | 7.9% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 8.1% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 10.3% | +27.1% |
| 2013 | 9.3% | -9.6% |
| 2014 | 10.1% | +8.2% |
| 2015 | 10.5% | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 7.2% | -30.9% |
| 2017 | 7.5% | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 7.9% | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 10.9% | +36.6% |
| 2020 | 13.4% | +23.8% |
| 2021 | 15.8% | +18.0% |
| 2022 | 12.0% | -24.3% |
| 2023 | 13.1% | +9.4% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 13.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 9.2%, 1.4× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Malta's 13.1% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 25.5%, 51% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +562.9% | 0.6% | 4.3% |
| 1981 | +547.0% | 0.6% | 4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.1% | 1.7% | 7.9% | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.0% | 1.0% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.7% | 0.4% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.3% | 0.8% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.4% | 1.4% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.0% | 7.2% | 10.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.6% | 12.0% | 15.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More private sector data for Malta
- Merchandise trade 46.9% (2025)
- Food imports 11.9% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 65.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 9.22 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 9.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 76.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 3.82 billion current US$ (2025)
- 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)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 0.9783 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Malta?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Malta was 13.1% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 15.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1989.
- How does Malta rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region?
- Malta ranks 92nd out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.