Travel services (% of commercial service exports) in Malta
Malta: Travel services (% of commercial service exports) was 10.7% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Travel services in Malta, 1971–2024
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service exports.
Analysis
Malta recorded 10.7% for travel services in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.6% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Malta peaked at 81.3% in 1973 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 2020.
Malta ranks 173rd of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Travel services (% of commercial service exports) in Malta, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 70.8% | — |
| 1972 | 69.3% | -2.1% |
| 1973 | 81.3% | +17.3% |
| 1974 | 77.6% | -4.5% |
| 1975 | 71.5% | -7.8% |
| 1976 | 66.9% | -6.5% |
| 1977 | 66.2% | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 70.8% | +6.9% |
| 1979 | 71.6% | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 74.3% | +3.9% |
| 1981 | 70.2% | -5.6% |
| 1982 | 65.1% | -7.2% |
| 1983 | 60.5% | -7.1% |
| 1984 | 59.9% | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 59.5% | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 61.6% | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 66.4% | +7.8% |
| 1988 | 66.8% | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 65.8% | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 68.1% | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 68.9% | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 65.2% | -5.3% |
| 1993 | 67.5% | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 65.3% | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 63.8% | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 60.7% | -4.9% |
| 1997 | 59.4% | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 56.6% | -4.8% |
| 1999 | 55.9% | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 54.5% | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 50.9% | -6.6% |
| 2002 | 50.5% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 51.1% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 21.9% | -57.1% |
| 2005 | 18.3% | -16.4% |
| 2006 | 15.0% | -18.2% |
| 2007 | 14.6% | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 11.1% | -24.4% |
| 2009 | 9.1% | -17.3% |
| 2010 | 10.6% | +16.4% |
| 2011 | 11.3% | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 11.4% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 11.5% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 11.4% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 10.3% | -10.2% |
| 2016 | 10.5% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 14.3% | +36.1% |
| 2018 | 11.9% | -16.9% |
| 2019 | 10.9% | -8.5% |
| 2020 | 2.2% | -80.0% |
| 2021 | 4.1% | +90.1% |
| 2022 | 7.8% | +90.3% |
| 2023 | 9.2% | +16.8% |
| 2024 | 10.7% | +16.6% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 10.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 27.1%, 39% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Malta's 10.7% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 32.6%, 33% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Travel services (% of commercial service 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +90.1% | 2.2% | 4.1% |
| 2022 | +90.3% | 4.1% | 7.8% |
| 2020 | -80.0% | 10.9% | 2.2% |
| 2004 | -57.1% | 51.1% | 21.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 71.8% | 66.2% | 81.3% | 9 |
| 1980s | 65.0% | 59.5% | 74.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 63.1% | 55.9% | 68.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.7% | 9.1% | 54.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.4% | 10.3% | 14.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.8% | 2.2% | 10.7% | 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 travel services in Malta?
- Travel services in Malta was 10.7% in 2024, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 81.3% in 1973.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2020.
- How does Malta rank for travel services?
- Malta ranks 173rd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Travel services (% of commercial service exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are commercial services provided by residents to non-residents.