What is the difference in gdp per capita between Malta and Spain?

1,008 international-$ in 2021 prices, with Malta ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Spain?

59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Feenstra et al. – Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Malta vs Spain: GDP per capita (Feenstra et)

Malta

46,795 international-$ in 2021 prices

in 2023

Spain

45,787 international-$ in 2021 prices

in 2023

Malta rank

33rd

Spain rank

34th

GDP per capita (Feenstra et) over time

Malta
Spain

How they compare

Malta currently reports 46,795 international-$ in 2021 prices against 45,787 international-$ in 2021 prices in Spain, a difference of 1,008 international-$ in 2021 prices.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Spain ahead.

Malta ranks 33rd and Spain ranks 34th of 184 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malta	Spain	Difference	Ahead
1960s	3,476 international-$ in 2021 prices	11,312 international-$ in 2021 prices	7,836 international-$ in 2021 prices	Spain
1970s	8,013 international-$ in 2021 prices	15,750 international-$ in 2021 prices	7,737 international-$ in 2021 prices	Spain
1980s	15,889 international-$ in 2021 prices	16,904 international-$ in 2021 prices	1,014 international-$ in 2021 prices	Spain
1990s	21,256 international-$ in 2021 prices	24,772 international-$ in 2021 prices	3,517 international-$ in 2021 prices	Spain
2000s	27,712 international-$ in 2021 prices	36,098 international-$ in 2021 prices	8,387 international-$ in 2021 prices	Spain
2010s	35,181 international-$ in 2021 prices	39,969 international-$ in 2021 prices	4,788 international-$ in 2021 prices	Spain
2020s	44,354 international-$ in 2021 prices	42,899 international-$ in 2021 prices	1,456 international-$ in 2021 prices	Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp per capita, Malta or Spain?: Malta, at 46,795 international-$ in 2021 prices against 45,787 international-$ in 2021 prices in Spain as of 2023.
What is the difference in gdp per capita between Malta and Spain?: 1,008 international-$ in 2021 prices, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Spain?: 59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do Malta and Spain rank globally for gdp per capita?: Malta ranks 33rd and Spain ranks 34th of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Feenstra et al. – Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: GDP per capita
Unit: international-$ in 2021 prices
Source: Feenstra et al. – Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 184 places, 10,907 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Average economic output per person in a country or region per year. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.