Travel services in Malta
Malta: Travel services was 3.9% 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 imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for travel services in Malta is 3.9%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Malta peaked at 30.9% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2020.
Malta ranks 184th 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 in Malta, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 14.0% | — |
| 1972 | 15.8% | +12.4% |
| 1973 | 16.1% | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 13.2% | -18.4% |
| 1975 | 15.3% | +16.1% |
| 1976 | 16.2% | +6.3% |
| 1977 | 19.0% | +16.9% |
| 1978 | 19.4% | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 18.4% | -4.9% |
| 1980 | 22.6% | +22.8% |
| 1981 | 21.5% | -5.1% |
| 1982 | 24.0% | +11.8% |
| 1983 | 26.0% | +8.3% |
| 1984 | 24.2% | -7.0% |
| 1985 | 23.6% | -2.6% |
| 1986 | 25.3% | +7.2% |
| 1987 | 29.2% | +15.6% |
| 1988 | 29.9% | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 25.7% | -14.1% |
| 1990 | 27.1% | +5.5% |
| 1991 | 25.9% | -4.3% |
| 1992 | 24.0% | -7.5% |
| 1993 | 25.8% | +7.4% |
| 1994 | 26.2% | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 30.5% | +16.6% |
| 1996 | 30.9% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 28.8% | -6.7% |
| 1998 | 27.7% | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 27.0% | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 26.5% | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 23.8% | -10.2% |
| 2002 | 19.3% | -18.7% |
| 2003 | 24.3% | +26.0% |
| 2004 | 9.1% | -62.7% |
| 2005 | 8.3% | -9.1% |
| 2006 | 7.6% | -8.1% |
| 2007 | 4.6% | -39.8% |
| 2008 | 3.9% | -14.7% |
| 2009 | 3.5% | -11.1% |
| 2010 | 3.7% | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 3.6% | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 3.7% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 3.8% | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 3.8% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 3.6% | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 3.9% | +9.9% |
| 2017 | 5.8% | +48.0% |
| 2018 | 4.6% | -21.5% |
| 2019 | 4.3% | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | -77.2% |
| 2021 | 1.9% | +92.6% |
| 2022 | 2.9% | +51.2% |
| 2023 | 3.7% | +29.8% |
| 2024 | 3.9% | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.4% | 13.2% | 19.4% | 9 |
| 1980s | 25.2% | 21.5% | 29.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 27.4% | 24.0% | 30.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.1% | 3.5% | 26.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 3.6% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 1.0% | 3.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 181 Ethiopia 4.5% compare
- 182 Luxembourg 4.2% compare
- 183 Mauritania 3.9% compare
- 185 Tajikistan 3.6% compare
- 186 Yemen 3.4% compare
- 187 Benin 3.3% compare
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 travel services in Malta?
- Travel services in Malta was 3.9% 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 30.9% in 1996.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2020.
- How does Malta rank for travel services?
- Malta ranks 184th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. 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 imports). 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 imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.