Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products (%) in Malta
Malta: Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products (%) was 9.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Malta, 1997–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Malta is 9.0%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 11.9% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Malta peaked at 12.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 2002.
Malta ranks 96th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products (%) in Malta, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 5.3% | — |
| 2000 | 5.3% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3.4% | -35.6% |
| 2003 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 11.3% | +233.5% |
| 2005 | 12.0% | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 11.9% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 10.8% | -8.6% |
| 2008 | 10.4% | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 10.3% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 10.4% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 10.4% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 10.4% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 10.2% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 10.3% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 10.3% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 10.3% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 10.0% | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 10.0% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 12.3% | +22.7% |
| 2020 | 5.6% | -54.5% |
| 2021 | 10.2% | +83.0% |
| 2022 | 9.0% | -11.9% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 9.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 9.0%, 1.0× the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Malta's 9.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 9.6%, 94% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +233.5% | 3.4% | 11.3% |
| 2021 | +83.0% | 5.6% | 10.2% |
| 2020 | -54.5% | 12.3% | 5.6% |
| 2002 | -35.6% | 5.3% | 3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.3% | 5.3% | 5.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 8.8% | 3.4% | 12.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 10.5% | 10.0% | 12.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.3% | 5.6% | 10.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 93 Serbia 10.0% compare
- 94 Uzbekistan 9.8% compare
- 95 China 9.3% compare
- 96 Austria 9.0% compare
- 96 Belgium 9.0% compare
- 96 Bulgaria 9.0% compare
- 96 Croatia 9.0% compare
- 96 Cyprus 9.0% compare
- 96 Czechia 9.0% compare
- 96 Denmark 9.0% compare
- 96 Estonia 9.0% compare
- 96 Finland 9.0% compare
- 96 France 9.0% compare
- 96 Germany 9.0% compare
- 96 Greece 9.0% compare
- 96 Hungary 9.0% compare
- 96 Ireland 9.0% compare
- 96 Italy 9.0% compare
- 96 Latvia 9.0% compare
- 96 Lithuania 9.0% compare
- 96 Netherlands 9.0% compare
- 96 Poland 9.0% compare
- 96 Portugal 9.0% compare
- 96 Romania 9.0% compare
- 96 Slovakia 9.0% compare
- 96 Slovenia 9.0% compare
- 96 Spain 9.0% compare
- 96 Sweden 9.0% 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, primary products in Malta?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Malta was 9.0% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 12.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 2002.
- How does Malta rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products?
- Malta ranks 96th out of 186 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, published as part of Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary 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. Primary products are commodities classified in SITC revision 3 sections 0-4 plus division 68 (nonferrous metals).