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Topic 02 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Malta: Economy & Innovation
What does an economy do for the people inside it?
Malta is placed 30th of 176 countries on economy & innovation in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: GDP per Capita (PPP) 63,656 (2025); Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit 40.94 (2025).
Share
Economy & Innovation
30th
of 176 countries placed
Placed from 3 of 4 key statistics
- 63,656GDP per Capita (PPP), 2025GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)
- 40.94Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit, 2025Firms with a bank loan or line of credit (%)
- —Economic Complexity Index, 2024No reading for this country
- 96.56Account Ownership at a Financial Institution, 2024Adults with an account (% of population aged 15+)
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Malta on economy & innovation — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used — or, for a survey-based key, each country’s latest reading; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
63,656
GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)
Higher is better
Malta: 63,656. Across the 185 countries in this edition, values run from 1,067 (Burundi) to 139,593 (Singapore); the world median is 17,265.
- World median
- 17,265
- Best in Southern Europe
- 67,993 Andorra
Key 2 of 4
Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit
World Bank Group
Latest reading per country, 2016–2025 · Malta’s is from 2024 · CC BY 4.0
40.94
Firms with a bank loan or line of credit (%)
Higher is better
Malta: 40.94. Across the 179 countries at their latest reading, values run from 2.113 (Pakistan) to 88.52 (Israel); the world median is 35.95.
- World median
- 35.95
- Best in Southern Europe
- 73.44 Italy
Key 3 of 4
Economic Complexity Index
Growth Lab at Harvard University
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC0 1.0
No reading
ECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3)
Higher is better
Growth Lab at Harvard University publishes no 2024 figure for Malta, so the standing rests on the other keys.
Across the 145 countries in this edition, values run from -3.53 (Chad) to 1.729 (Japan); the world median is 0.131.
- World median
- 0.131
- Best in Southern Europe
- 1.277 Slovenia
Key 4 of 4
Account Ownership at a Financial Institution
World Bank Group
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 4.0
96.56
Adults with an account (% of population aged 15+)
Higher is better
Malta: 96.56. Across the 139 countries in this edition, values run from 14.83 (Niger) to 99.85 (Iceland); the world median is 72.83.
- World median
- 72.83
- Best in Southern Europe
- 98.75 Slovenia
02Over time
Which way Malta is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
GDP per Capita (PPP)
GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP) · higher is better
MaltaWorld median
Malta rose from 31,068 in 2000 to 63,656 in 2025; the world median went from 10,589 to 17,265.
Every year’s figures
Year Malta World median 2025 63,656 17,265 2024 62,398 18,108 2023 60,460 17,686 2022 56,874 16,933 2021 56,824 16,260 2020 50,390 15,631 2019 53,393 16,761 2018 53,419 16,349 2017 51,628 16,129 2016 46,967 15,512 2015 46,172 14,857 2014 43,163 14,475 2013 40,921 14,681 2012 38,937 14,631 2011 37,741 13,916 2010 37,529 14,101 2009 35,513 13,655 2008 36,288 14,030 2007 34,982 13,755 2006 33,421 12,983 2005 32,777 12,023 2004 32,063 11,608 2003 32,148 11,183 2002 31,207 11,144 2001 30,602 10,907 2000 31,068 10,589 Account Ownership at a Financial Institution
Adults with an account (% of population aged 15+) · higher is better
MaltaWorld median
Malta rose from 95.27 in 2011 to 96.56 in 2024; the world median went from 37.03 to 72.83.
Every year’s figures
Year Malta World median 2024 96.6 73 2021 96.4 74 2017 97.4 59 2014 96.3 52 2011 95.3 37
03In context
Malta beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 176 countries on economy & innovation, never a place within the region.
Malta and Southern Europe
Malta has no land border, so the table compares it with its sub-region. Standing among all 176; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | GDP per Capita (PPP)GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP) | Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of CreditFirms with a bank loan or line of credit (%) | Economic Complexity IndexECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3) | Account Ownership at a Financial InstitutionAdults with an account (% of population aged 15+) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Slovenia | 11th | 49,091 | 53.53 | 1.277 | 98.75 |
 Spain | 16th | 49,318 | 61.65 | 0.814 | 98.38 |
 Italy | 20th | 53,606 | 73.44 | 1.118 | 86.02 |
| Malta | 30th | 63,656 | 40.94 | — | 96.56 |
 Portugal | 32nd | 42,577 | 48.24 | 0.713 | 91.4 |
 Croatia | 35th | 44,172 | 39.15 | 0.823 | 92.64 |
 Serbia | 42nd | 27,603 | 47.08 | 0.763 | 83.25 |
 Greece | 48th | 38,219 | 39.81 | 0.52 | 88.55 |
 North Macedonia | 52nd | 25,095 | 46.81 | 0.405 | 84.25 |
 Kosovo | 60th | 16,461 | 69.65 | — | 64.16 |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina | 61st | 21,178 | 42.95 | 0.662 | 77.46 |
 Montenegro | 62nd | 28,895 | 43.18 | — | 75.41 |
 Albania | 109th | 22,724 | 22.76 | 0.032 | 46.07 |
 Andorra | not placed | 67,993 | — | — | — |
 Gibraltar | not placed | — | — | — | — |
 San Marino | not placed | — | — | — | — |
 Vatican City | not placed | — | — | — | — |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Southern Europe
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 176.
Placed either side on economy & innovation
The countries immediately above and below Malta in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Malta is ahead of the world, and behind
58 more statistics filed under economy & innovation, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median27
Statistics on which Malta does better than the middle country measured.
Water-Use EfficiencyFAO · 2023 · world median 16.1264.716.1No real change since 2013
Malta: 264.7 · world median 16.1 · Value added per cubic metre of freshwater withdrawn (constant US$ per m³). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.38 to 1,378; higher is better.
ICT Goods ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 0.97524.260.975▲ Improved since 2014
Malta: 24.26 · world median 0.975 · ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 61.45; higher is better.
Position 6th of 119 · derived.
Management Practices IndexWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 52.3965.7852.39No earlier reading
Malta: 65.78 · world median 52.39 · Management practices index, medium and large firms (0–100). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 28.07 to 69.29; higher is better.
Position 11th of 169 · derived.
GNI per Capita (PPP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 14,27356,50414,273▲ Improved since 2015
Malta: 56,504 · world median 14,273 · GNI per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1,181 to 116,633; higher is better.
Position 10th of 102 · derived.
New Business DensityWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 2.1878.4692.187▼ Worsened since 2014
Malta: 8.469 · world median 2.187 · New limited liability companies registered per 1,000 people aged 15–64. World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.02 to 26.76; higher is better.
Frontier Technology Readiness IndexUNCTAD · 2023 · world median 0.4850.7960.485▲ Improved since 2013
Malta: 0.796 · world median 0.485 · Frontier Technology Readiness Index (0–1). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1; higher is better.
Position 26th of 170 · derived.
Productive Capacities IndexUNCTAD · 2022 · world median 46.6761.3446.67▼ Worsened since 2012
Malta: 61.34 · world median 46.67 · Productive Capacities Index (1–100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 17.8 to 71.02; higher is better.
Position 31st of 195 · derived.
Comprehensive Wealth per CapitaWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 46,486272,15346,486No real change since 2010
Malta: 272,153 · world median 46,486 · National comprehensive wealth per person (real chained 2019 US$). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 4,276 to 1,246,092; higher is better.
Position 26th of 150 · derived.
Firms with an International Quality CertificationWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 10.423.0910.4No earlier reading
Malta: 23.09 · world median 10.4 · Firms with an internationally recognised quality certification (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 45.77; higher is better.
Global Innovation IndexWorld Intellectual Property Organization · 2025 · world median 28.5245.3528.52▼ Worsened since 2022
Malta: 45.35 · world median 28.52 · GII score (0–100). World Intellectual Property Organization, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 11.94 to 65.96; higher is better.
Ranked 27th of 139 by World Intellectual Property Organization.
Historical GDP per Capita (Maddison)GGDC · 2022 · world median 12,89034,49612,890▲ Improved since 2012
Malta: 34,496 · world median 12,890 · GDP per capita (2011 international $). Maddison Project, Groningen Growth and Development Centre (GGDC), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 596.39 to 149,171; higher is better.
Position 33rd of 166 · derived.
Government AI Readiness IndexOxford Insights · 2025 · world median 40.1961.4840.19▼ Worsened since 2020
Malta: 61.48 · world median 40.19 · AI readiness score (0–100). Oxford Insights, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 12.12 to 88.36; higher is better.
Ranked 39th of 195 by Oxford Insights.
Actual Individual Consumption per Capita (PPP)World Bank Group · 2021 · world median 12,80027,43612,800No real change since 2017
Malta: 27,436 · world median 12,800 · Actual individual consumption per capita (PPP, current international $). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.
Published values in that edition run from 688.7 to 52,654; higher is better.
Position 36th of 173 · derived.
Gini Index of Disposable Income (SWIID)Frederick Solt, University of Iowa · 2023 · world median 3329.633▼ Worsened since 2013
Malta: 29.6 · world median 33 · Gini index of disposable household income (0–100), SWIID estimate. Frederick Solt, University of Iowa, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 22.3 to 51.2; lower is better.
Position 59th of 79 · derived, 1st = worst.
Liner Shipping Connectivity IndexUNCTAD · 2026 · world median 56.21117.8656.21▼ Worsened since 2016
Malta: 117.86 · world median 56.21 · LSCI (index, average Q1 2023 = 100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 4.13 to 1,319; higher is better.
Ranked 46th of 175 by UNCTAD.
Total Factor Productivity LevelGGDC · 2023 · world median 0.6270.7830.627▲ Improved since 2013
Malta: 0.783 · world median 0.627 · TFP level at current PPPs (USA = 1). Groningen Growth and Development Centre (GGDC), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.052 to 1.192; higher is better.
Researchers per Million InhabitantsUIS · 2024 · world median 701.952,355701.95No earlier reading
Malta: 2,355 · world median 701.95 · Researchers per million inhabitants (full-time equivalent). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.446 to 18,130; higher is better.
Position 42nd of 145 · derived.
World Energy Trilemma IndexWorld Energy Council · 2023 · world median 63.870.463.8No earlier reading
Malta: 70.4 · world median 63.8 · Trilemma score (0–100). World Energy Council, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 27.7 to 83.2; higher is better.
Ranked 29th of 99 by World Energy Council.
Regulatory QualityWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median -0.0930.408-0.093▼ Worsened since 2015
Malta: 0.408 · world median -0.093 · Regulatory Quality (−2.5 to 2.5). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -2.106 to 2.113; higher is better.
Position 64th of 209 · derived.
Income Share Held by Richest 10%World Bank Group · 2023 · world median 26.1824.7126.18▼ Worsened since 2013
Malta: 24.71 · world median 26.18 · Share of national income or consumption held by the richest tenth (%). World Bank Group, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 18.79 to 43.08; lower is better.
Position 41st of 60 · derived, 1st = worst.
Logistics Performance IndexWorld Bank Group · 2023 · world median 2.93.32.9No real change since 2014
Malta: 3.3 · world median 2.9 · LPI score (1–5). World Bank Group, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.9 to 4.3; higher is better.
Ranked 43rd of 139 by World Bank Group.
Gini IndexWorld Bank Group · 2023 · world median 33.7231.7833.72▼ Worsened since 2013
Malta: 31.78 · world median 33.72 · Gini index (0 = perfect equality, 100 = perfect inequality). World Bank Group, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 23 to 54.58; lower is better.
Position 40th of 60 · derived, 1st = worst.
Palma RatioWorld Bank Group · 2023 · world median 1.3321.1971.332▼ Worsened since 2013
Malta: 1.197 · world median 1.332 · Palma ratio (income share of the richest 10% ÷ share of the poorest 40%). World Bank Group, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.771 to 4.193; lower is better.
Position 40th of 60 · derived, 1st = worst.
Informal Output (DGE Model Estimate)World Bank Group (Prospects Group) · 2020 · world median 27.524.5327.5No real change since 2010
Malta: 24.53 · world median 27.5 · Informal output, model estimate (% of official GDP). World Bank Group (Prospects Group), 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 7.91 to 60.43; lower is better.
GDP GrowthWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 3.3963.9623.396▼ Worsened since 2015
Malta: 3.962 · world median 3.396 · GDP growth (annual %). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -5.847 to 19.34; higher is better.
Position 72nd of 186 · derived.
Firms Competing Against Informal FirmsWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 41.8135.2641.81No earlier reading
Malta: 35.26 · world median 41.81 · Firms competing against unregistered or informal firms (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 1.926 to 90.5; lower is better.
Position 111th of 181 · derived, 1st = worst.
Income Share Held by Lowest 20%World Bank Group · 2023 · world median 7.127.637.12▼ Worsened since 2013
Malta: 7.63 · world median 7.12 · Share of national income held by the poorest fifth (%). World Bank Group, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 3.24 to 11.07; higher is better.
Position 25th of 60 · derived.
Behind the world median4
Statistics on which Malta does worse than the middle country measured.
Research and Development SpendingUIS · 2023 · world median 0.8140.6480.814▼ Worsened since 2013
Malta: 0.648 · world median 0.814 · Gross domestic expenditure on R&D (% of GDP). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.006 to 6.346; higher is better.
Position 48th of 84 · derived.
Livestock Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 107.0696.32107.06▼ Worsened since 2012
Malta: 96.32 · world median 107.06 · Livestock production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 35.52 to 190.08; higher is better.
Position 155th of 194 · derived.
Food Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 106.0875.95106.08▼ Worsened since 2012
Malta: 75.95 · world median 106.08 · Food production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 71.08 to 177.49; higher is better.
Position 191st of 195 · derived.
Crop Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 106.2353.79106.23▼ Worsened since 2012
Malta: 53.79 · world median 106.23 · Crop production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 53.79 to 189.93; higher is better.
Position 195th of 195 · derived.
No better end27
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 9.602104.949.602No real change since 2015
Malta: 104.94 · world median 9.602 · Services exports (% of GDP). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.085 to 166.21.
Foreign Direct Investment InflowsUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 1.96851.861.968No real change since 2015
Malta: 51.86 · world median 1.968 · FDI inflows (% of GDP). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -32.97 to 2,221.
Statutory Corporate Income Tax RateOECD · 2026 · world median 243524No real change since 2016
Malta: 35 · world median 24 · Combined statutory corporate income tax rate, central and sub-central government (%). OECD, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 36.13.
Foreign Value Added Share of Gross ExportsOECD · 2022 · world median 27.4151.4627.41Moved since 2012
Malta: 51.46 · world median 27.41 · Foreign value added (% of gross exports). OECD, 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 4.491 to 66.08.
Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 36.34119.1136.34No real change since 2015
Malta: 119.11 · world median 36.34 · Exports of goods and services (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1.103 to 199.76.
Position 5th of 138 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Trade (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 79.68219.0179.68No real change since 2015
Malta: 219.01 · world median 79.68 · Exports plus imports (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 2.382 to 396.65.
Position 5th of 138 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 41.7299.941.72No real change since 2015
Malta: 99.9 · world median 41.72 · Imports of goods and services (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1.279 to 196.89.
Position 6th of 138 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Creative Goods ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 1.2354.6381.235Moved since 2014
Malta: 4.638 · world median 1.235 · Creative goods exports (% of merchandise exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 37.23.
Statutory Minimum WageILO · 2024 · world median 657.951,584657.95Moved since 2014
Malta: 1,584 · world median 657.95 · Statutory minimum wage per month (2021 PPP $). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 4.038 to 3,804.
Price Level of Household ConsumptionGGDC · 2023 · world median 0.5230.7610.523Moved since 2013
Malta: 0.761 · world median 0.523 · Price level of household consumption (US output price level in 2021 = 1). Groningen Growth and Development Centre (GGDC), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.177 to 65.54.
Merchant Fleet by Country of OwnershipUNCTAD · 2026 · world median 275.734,109275.73Moved since 2016
Malta: 4,109 · world median 275.73 · Merchant fleet owned (thousand dead-weight tons). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 397,071.
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)OECD · 2024 · world median 21.8528.7421.85Moved since 2014
Malta: 28.74 · world median 21.85 · Total tax revenue, all levels of government (% of GDP). OECD, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 3.11 to 45.18.
Gross Savings (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2024 · world median 22.0625.8922.06Moved since 2014
Malta: 25.89 · world median 22.06 · Gross savings (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from -21.13 to 47.82.
Position 51st of 146 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Container Port TrafficUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 1,827,7882,967,9241,827,788Moved since 2014
Malta: 2,967,924 · world median 1,827,788 · Container port traffic (TEU, twenty-foot equivalent units). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 17,263 to 299,703,800.
Position 44th of 103 · derived, counted from the highest value.
General Government ConsumptionWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 16.2117.5316.21Moved since 2015
Malta: 17.53 · world median 16.21 · General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 5.445 to 38.94.
Position 58th of 132 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Scholarly ArticlesOurResearch · 2025 · world median 2,2401,2342,240No real change since 2022
Malta: 1,234 · world median 2,240 · Articles with at least one author at an institution in the country (full counting). OpenAlex (OurResearch), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 1,094,890.
Export Concentration IndexUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 0.3060.2690.306Moved since 2015
Malta: 0.269 · world median 0.306 · Export concentration index (0–1, normalised Herfindahl–Hirschman). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.059 to 0.933.
Terms of Trade IndexUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 103.2396.67103.23Moved since 2015
Malta: 96.67 · world median 103.23 · Terms of trade index (2015 = 100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 38.2 to 1,448.
Inflation, GDP DeflatorWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 3.3062.1783.306Moved since 2015
Malta: 2.178 · world median 3.306 · Annual change in the GDP implicit deflator (%). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -7.93 to 227.09.
Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 22.9318.7122.93Moved since 2015
Malta: 18.71 · world median 22.93 · Gross capital formation (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -3.679 to 45.27.
Position 101st of 131 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Commodity Export DependenceUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 67.1730.3767.17Moved since 2014
Malta: 30.37 · world median 67.17 · Commodity exports (% of merchandise exports, three-year average). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 4.605 to 99.77.
Tariff Rate, Applied, Weighted Mean, All ProductsWorld Bank Group · 2022 · world median 3.661.333.66Moved since 2012
Malta: 1.33 · world median 3.66 · Applied tariff rate, trade-weighted mean (%). World Bank Group, 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 29.52.
Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 11.265.34211.26Moved since 2015
Malta: 5.342 · world median 11.26 · Manufacturing value added (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.481 to 43.97.
Position 112th of 132 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Household ConsumptionWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 62.0444.5662.04Moved since 2015
Malta: 44.56 · world median 62.04 · Household and NPISH final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 25.21 to 133.34.
Position 120th of 131 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2021 · world median 1.70801.708No real change since 2011
Malta: 0 · world median 1.708 · Natural resources rents (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 61.03.
Position 180th of 180 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Industry Value Added including Construction (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 24.6510.0824.65Moved since 2015
Malta: 10.08 · world median 24.65 · Industry, including construction, value added (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 2.228 to 75.09.
Position 153rd of 158 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Value Added (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 6.5720.4696.572Moved since 2015
Malta: 0.469 · world median 6.572 · Agriculture, forestry and fishing value added (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.025 to 47.59.
Position 154th of 158 · derived, counted from the highest value.
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05Country Index 2026
Economy & Innovation among Malta’s 16 topics
Economy & Innovation is Malta’s 7th best-placed topic of 16. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Food & Agriculture3rd of 1843/4 keys
- Peace & Security3rd of 1774/4 keys
- Risk & Resilience7th of 1934/4 keys
- Mobility & Trade19th of 1774/4 keys
- Work & Labour20th of 1824/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing24th of 2004/4 keys
- Economy & Innovation30th of 1763/4 keys
- Development & Human Capitaljoint 35th of 1963/3 keys
- Poverty & Inequality30th of 1593/3 keys
- Governance & Institutions42nd of 1944/4 keys
- Digital & Technology50th of 1983/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties52nd of 1984/4 keys
- Education & Knowledge59th of 1983/4 keys
- Gender & Equalityjoint 62nd of 1834/4 keys
- Energy78th of 1653/3 keys
- Environment & Sustainability152nd of 1864/4 keys
06The top of the list
Who leads on economy & innovation
The three countries placed highest of 176, and the leaders Malta can most readily be measured against.
1
AustriaWestern Europe
1st of 176 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: chensiyuan · CC BY-SA 4.0, greyscale
2
JapanEastern Asia
2nd of 176 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: JurriaanH · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
GermanyWestern Europe
3rd of 176 · 4 of 4 keys
Placed highest nearby
Highest in Europe
Austria1st4/4 keysHighest in Southern Europe
Slovenia11th4/4 keysThis page
Malta30th3/4 keys
Positions out of 176 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Analysis
Charts and analysis about Malta and economy & innovation
On economy & innovation
China Leads Global High-Technology Exports
The world’s ten largest high-technology exporters as a treemap, with the rest of the world beside them. Each country’s figure is its own most recent year, between 2022 and 2024.
On economy & innovation
India vs Pakistan 2025: Comparison of Hunger Index, Happiness, HDI, Rule of Law, Literacy & GDP
India and Pakistan on six published measures: hunger, happiness, human development, rule of law, literacy and GDP per capita, each from its own publisher and year.
On economy & innovation
Countries in Asia with the highest average salaries 2024
Thirteen Asian countries by gross average monthly wage, each carrying its WORLD rank rather than an Asian one — so the numbers skip, from 11th place to 45th.
08Questions
Malta on economy & innovation: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Malta rank on economy & innovation?
Malta is placed 30th of 176 countries on Economy & Innovation in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 4 key statistics (GDP per Capita (PPP), Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit and Account Ownership at a Financial Institution). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest GDP per Capita (PPP) figure for Malta?
63,656 in 2025 (gDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)), according to World Bank Group. The world median in the same edition was 17,265.
What is the latest Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit figure for Malta?
40.94 in 2025 (firms with a bank loan or line of credit (%)), according to World Bank Group. The world median in the same edition was 35.95.
How have Malta’s economy & innovation figures changed?
GDP per Capita (PPP) rose from 31,068 in 2000 to 63,656 in 2025; Account Ownership at a Financial Institution rose from 95.27 in 2011 to 96.56 in 2024.
Which economy & innovation statistics are missing for Malta?
No current reading is published for Malta on Adjusted Net Savings, Average Monthly Earnings of Employees, Business Ready: Operational Efficiency, Business Ready: Public Services, Business Ready: Regulatory Framework, Complexity Outlook Index, Creative Services Exports, Debt Service on External Debt, Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports, Economic Complexity Index, External Debt Stocks (% of GNI), ICT Services Exports and Interest Payments on External Debt. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
09Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
The total size of an economy is deliberately left out: a very large economy spread over a very large population is not doing more for each person. Growth rates, trade shares and the structure of output (how much is farming, industry or services) are published here as context, because they describe an economy's shape rather than how well it serves people. Jobs and wages have their own topic, Work & Labour.
How the Economy & Innovation standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The economy & innovation method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- GDP per Capita (PPP) — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
- Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
- Economic Complexity Index — Growth Lab at Harvard University, CC0 1.0
- Account Ownership at a Financial Institution — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
The other 58 statistics on this page come from 14 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Malta’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Malta (banner) — Dirk Heldmaier derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Austria — chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Japan — JurriaanH, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Germany — dronepicr, CC BY 2.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Malta: Economy & Innovation — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/malta/economy