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Malta

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan · High income · IMF WEO April 2026 · World Bank WDI

GDP▲ 10.9%
Current prices2025
28USD bn
GDP per capita▲ 8.8%
Current prices2025
49,297USD
Real GDP growth▼ 2.3 pp
Annual change2025
4.0%
Inflation■ 0.0 pp
Average consumer prices2025
2.4%
Unemployment▼ 0.2 pp
Rate2025
3.0%
Government debt▲ 0.7 pp
General government, gross2025
46.8% of GDP
Current account▼ 1.4 pp
Balance2025
5.7% of GDP
Population▲ 1.9%
Total2025
0.56million

Real GDP growth, %

Since 1995 · lighter bars = IMF projection
-3.50.013.42001: -0.8%2002: 2.7%2003: 3.7%2004: 0.4%2005: 2.9%2006: 2.3%2007: 5.0%2008: 4.4%2009: -1.4%2010: 6.2%2011: 1.0%2012: 4.1%2013: 6.3%2014: 7.6%2015: 9.6%2016: 4.1%2017: 13.0%2018: 7.2%2019: 4.1%2020: -3.5%2021: 13.4%2022: 2.6%2023: 10.6%2024: 6.2%2025: 4.0%2026: 3.7% (IMF projection)2027: 3.8% (IMF projection)2028: 4.0% (IMF projection)2029: 4.0% (IMF projection)2030: 4.0% (IMF projection)2031: 4.0% (IMF projection)IMF projection200520102015202020252030

Inflation, %

Average consumer prices · lighter bars = IMF projection
0.06.11995: 4.0%1996: 2.0%1997: 3.9%1998: 3.7%1999: 2.3%2000: 3.0%2001: 2.5%2002: 2.6%2003: 1.9%2004: 2.7%2005: 2.5%2006: 2.6%2007: 0.7%2008: 4.7%2009: 1.8%2010: 2.0%2011: 2.5%2012: 3.2%2013: 1.0%2014: 0.8%2015: 1.2%2016: 0.9%2017: 1.3%2018: 1.7%2019: 1.5%2020: 0.8%2021: 0.7%2022: 6.1%2023: 5.6%2024: 2.4%2025: 2.4%2026: 2.5% (IMF projection)2027: 2.4% (IMF projection)2028: 2.0% (IMF projection)2029: 2.0% (IMF projection)2030: 2.0% (IMF projection)2031: 2.0% (IMF projection)IMF projection19952000200520102015202020252030

IMF outlook

IMF World Economic Outlook April 2026 · italics = IMF projection
Indicator2021202220232024202520262027202820292030
Real GDP growth %13.42.610.66.24.03.73.84.04.04.0
Inflation, average consumer prices %0.76.15.62.42.42.52.42.02.02.0
Unemployment rate %3.83.53.53.23.03.03.03.03.03.0
GDP, current prices USD bn20192325283132343639
GDP per capita, current prices USD38,25336,43841,75245,29549,29753,56055,58257,77960,24362,901
GDP per capita, PPP Int. USD58,50963,79570,23674,97778,68982,42185,87489,18492,82196,737
General government gross debt % of GDP49.650.146.846.046.847.347.547.547.447.3
General government net lending/borrowing % of GDP-7.0-5.3-4.4-3.5-3.1-2.9-2.7-2.6-2.6-2.6
Current account balance % of GDP9.4-2.96.57.15.75.85.25.05.05.2
Population million0.520.520.540.550.560.570.580.590.600.61

Government debt, % of GDP

General government gross debt
0.070.42000: 64%2001: 70%2002: 65%2003: 69%2004: 70%2005: 70%2006: 65%2007: 62%2008: 62%2009: 66%2010: 65%2011: 69%2012: 66%2013: 65%2014: 61%2015: 55%2016: 53%2017: 46%2018: 41%2019: 39%2020: 49%2021: 50%2022: 50%2023: 47%2024: 46%2025: 47%2026: 47% (IMF projection)2027: 47% (IMF projection)2028: 47% (IMF projection)2029: 47% (IMF projection)2030: 47% (IMF projection)2031: 47% (IMF projection)IMF projection2000200520102015202020252030

Current account, % of GDP

Balance of payments
-9.40.018.92000: -5.2%2001: -1.6%2002: 1.0%2003: -1.2%2004: -5.4%2005: -8.2%2006: -9.4%2007: -3.9%2008: -1.0%2009: -6.4%2010: -4.5%2011: -0.2%2012: 1.6%2013: 2.5%2014: 8.3%2015: 2.6%2016: -0.6%2017: 18.9%2018: 13.3%2019: 17.9%2020: 16.0%2021: 9.4%2022: -2.9%2023: 6.5%2024: 7.1%2025: 5.7%2026: 5.8% (IMF projection)2027: 5.2% (IMF projection)2028: 5.0% (IMF projection)2029: 5.0% (IMF projection)2030: 5.2% (IMF projection)2031: 5.0% (IMF projection)IMF projection2000200520102015202020252030

Economic structure

Value added by sector, % of GDP · World Bank
AgricultureManufacturingOther industryServices
YearStructureAgricultureIndustryManufacturingServices
19952.326.218.660.6
20051.820.712.864.3
20150.912.17.276.1
20250.510.15.381.3

Income, trade and society

World Bank WDI · change over 10 years
IndicatorLatestUnitYear10Y change
GNI per capita, Atlas method41,440USD2025+62.7%
GNI, Atlas method24USD bn2025+112.3%
Exports of goods and services119.1% of GDP2025+10.4 pp
Imports of goods and services99.9% of GDP2025+1.4 pp
Life expectancy at birth83.0years2024+1.3%
Urban population95.7% of total2025+1.2 pp

Sources: IMF World Economic Outlook (April 2026; 2026 onwards are IMF projections) · World Bank World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)