Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products (%) in Malta
Malta: Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products (%) was 5.2% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in Malta, 1997–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in Malta is 5.2%, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 6.9% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in Malta peaked at 7.3% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 2020.
That places Malta 130th out of 186 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products (%) in Malta, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 7.3% | — |
| 2000 | 7.3% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 5.7% | -21.6% |
| 2003 | 5.7% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5.8% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 6.0% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 5.9% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 5.6% | -6.2% |
| 2008 | 5.5% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 5.4% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 5.6% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 5.6% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 5.8% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 5.7% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 5.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5.7% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 5.7% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 5.6% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 5.6% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 6.2% | +10.0% |
| 2020 | 4.3% | -29.9% |
| 2021 | 5.6% | +30.3% |
| 2022 | 5.2% | -6.9% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 5.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.2%, 1.0× the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Malta's 5.2% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 6.3%, 83% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products (%) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +30.3% | 4.3% | 5.6% |
| 2020 | -29.9% | 6.2% | 4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.3% | 7.3% | 7.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 5.9% | 5.4% | 7.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 5.7% | 5.6% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.1% | 4.3% | 5.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 128 Malaysia 5.5% compare
- 129 Costa Rica 5.5% compare
- 130 Austria 5.2% compare
- 130 Belgium 5.2% compare
- 130 Bulgaria 5.2% compare
- 130 Croatia 5.2% compare
- 130 Cyprus 5.2% compare
- 130 Czechia 5.2% compare
- 130 Denmark 5.2% compare
- 130 Estonia 5.2% compare
- 130 Finland 5.2% compare
- 130 France 5.2% compare
- 130 Germany 5.2% compare
- 130 Greece 5.2% compare
- 130 Hungary 5.2% compare
- 130 Ireland 5.2% compare
- 130 Italy 5.2% compare
- 130 Latvia 5.2% compare
- 130 Lithuania 5.2% compare
- 130 Netherlands 5.2% compare
- 130 Poland 5.2% compare
- 130 Portugal 5.2% compare
- 130 Romania 5.2% compare
- 130 Slovakia 5.2% compare
- 130 Slovenia 5.2% compare
- 130 Spain 5.2% compare
- 130 Sweden 5.2% 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)
- 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 tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in Malta?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in Malta was 5.2% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 7.3% in 1997.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 2020.
- How does Malta rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products?
- Malta ranks 130th out of 186 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, published as part of Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Simple mean most favored nation tariff rate is the unweighted average of most favored nation rates for all products subject to tariffs calculated for all traded goods. Data are classified using the Harmonized System of trade at the six- or eight-digit level. Tariff line data were matched to Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) revision 3 codes to define commodity groups.