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Malta: economy

Malta's economy figures from Eurostat, set against the other EU states. Every figure links to the table it was read from; where Eurostat publishes nothing for Malta, the page says so.

Economic growth: Malta is the 2nd highest of the 27 EU member states (2025).

real GDP, change on the year: 4.7% for Malta, against 1.4% for the EU as a whole.

Malta against the EU

Each measure with the states ranked next to it. The latest year with a published figure is used.

GDP per head

index, EU = 100

Malta: 110 in 2025, against 100 for the EU as a whole — the 9th highest of the 27 EU states with a figure for 2025.

GDP per head: Malta and the states ranked next to it, 2025
RankCountryFigure
7Belgium114
8Sweden111
9Malta110
10Finland101
11Cyprus98
—European Union (27, from 2020) (reference, not ranked)100

Ranks compare the 27 EU member states. Eurostat’s figure for Cyprus covers the government-controlled area only.

  • Published from 1995 to 2025. Highest: 110 in 2025. Lowest: 79 in 2001.
  • Average of the latest published figures (2021–2025): 108*.
  • Above the EU figure in 9* of 31* years with a figure for both (1995–2025).

GDP per head, adjusted for prices

purchasing power standard

Malta: 45,953 in 2025, against 41,699 for the EU as a whole — the 9th highest of the 27 EU states with a figure for 2025.

GDP per head, adjusted for prices: Malta and the states ranked next to it, 2025
RankCountryFigure
7Belgium47,676
8Sweden46,344
9Malta45,953
10Finland42,087
11Cyprus40,957
—European Union (27, from 2020) (reference, not ranked)41,699

Ranks compare the 27 EU member states. Eurostat’s figure for Cyprus covers the government-controlled area only.

  • Published from 1995 to 2025. Highest: 45,953 in 2025. Lowest: 11,887 in 1995.
  • Average of the latest published figures (2021–2025): 41,066*.
  • Above the EU figure in 9* of 31* years with a figure for both (1995–2025).

Economic growth

real GDP, change on the year

Malta: 4.7% in 2025, against 1.4% for the EU as a whole — the 2nd highest of the 27 EU states with a figure for 2025.

Economic growth: Malta and the states ranked next to it, 2025
RankCountryFigure
1Ireland8.0%
2Malta4.7%
3Cyprus3.8%
4Poland3.6%
—European Union (27, from 2020) (reference, not ranked)1.4%

Ranks compare the 27 EU member states. Eurostat’s figure for Cyprus covers the government-controlled area only.

  • Published from 2001 to 2025. Highest: 13.3% in 2021. Lowest: -3.5% in 2020.
  • Average of the latest published figures (2021–2025): 6.9%*.
  • Above the EU figure in 21* of 25* years with a figure for both (2001–2025).

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The counts on this page are published by Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union) and are reproduced unchanged. Humanity Observatory has additionally derived the following from them:

  • A country's rank among the 27 EU states for a measure, computed by sorting the published per-country figures.
  • The highest and lowest point of the country's own published annual series.
  • The average of the country's latest published annual figures (up to five years).
  • The number of years in which the country's figure was above the EU figure for the same year.

Source: Eurostat. Reuse terms.

* Calculated by Humanity Observatory from published figures.

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