Merchandise trade in Malta
Malta: Merchandise trade was 46.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Merchandise trade in Malta, 1970–2025
Source: World Trade Organization (WTO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Malta recorded 46.9% for merchandise trade in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 56 years on record.
The figure is down 11.2% on the previous year and down 38.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise trade in Malta peaked at 145.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 46.9%, in 2025.
That places Malta 119th out of 204 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
Merchandise trade in Malta, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 79.8% | — |
| 1971 | 78.2% | -1.9% |
| 1972 | 82.7% | +5.7% |
| 1973 | 97.5% | +17.9% |
| 1974 | 131.6% | +35.0% |
| 1975 | 114.0% | -13.4% |
| 1976 | 123.3% | +8.2% |
| 1977 | 128.7% | +4.4% |
| 1978 | 115.5% | -10.2% |
| 1979 | 118.1% | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 113.7% | -3.8% |
| 1981 | 105.3% | -7.4% |
| 1982 | 97.2% | -7.7% |
| 1983 | 94.0% | -3.3% |
| 1984 | 100.8% | +7.2% |
| 1985 | 103.7% | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 96.4% | -7.0% |
| 1987 | 99.6% | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 102.4% | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 109.6% | +7.1% |
| 1990 | 121.6% | +10.9% |
| 1991 | 122.3% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 128.1% | +4.7% |
| 1993 | 130.3% | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 134.0% | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 129.5% | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 118.6% | -8.5% |
| 1997 | 110.7% | -6.6% |
| 1998 | 112.3% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 117.2% | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 145.3% | +23.9% |
| 2001 | 106.9% | -26.4% |
| 2002 | 104.9% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 101.1% | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 100.9% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 95.1% | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 105.2% | +10.7% |
| 2007 | 104.2% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 95.7% | -8.1% |
| 2009 | 83.6% | -12.6% |
| 2010 | 95.1% | +13.7% |
| 2011 | 109.1% | +14.8% |
| 2012 | 112.9% | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 90.6% | -19.8% |
| 2014 | 81.8% | -9.7% |
| 2015 | 76.2% | -6.9% |
| 2016 | 80.1% | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 62.5% | -21.9% |
| 2018 | 61.7% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 64.7% | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 52.1% | -19.4% |
| 2021 | 51.7% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 62.2% | +20.3% |
| 2023 | 52.5% | -15.6% |
| 2024 | 52.9% | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 46.9% | -11.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 106.9% | 78.2% | 131.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 102.3% | 94.0% | 113.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 122.5% | 110.7% | 134.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 104.3% | 83.6% | 145.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.5% | 61.7% | 112.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.0% | 46.9% | 62.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 116 Palau 47.8% compare
- 117 Tuvalu 47.1% compare
- 118 Iceland 46.9% compare
- 120 Kazakhstan 46.8% compare
- 121 Philippines 46.2% compare
- 122 Luxembourg 46.0% compare
More private sector data for Malta
- 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$), annual growth rate 0.9783 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 15,900 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise trade in Malta?
- Merchandise trade in Malta was 46.9% in 2025, according to World Trade Organization (WTO).
- What is the highest merchandise trade recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 145.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest merchandise trade recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.9% in 2025.
- How does Malta rank for merchandise trade?
- Malta ranks 119th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise trade rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from World Trade Organization (WTO), published as part of Merchandise trade (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
General merchandise trade includes 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. It is the total of merchandise exports plus merchandise imports. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.