Malta vs Spain: Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita

Malta
45,120 international-$ in 2021 prices per person
in 2023
Spain
45,369 international-$ in 2021 prices per person
in 2023
Malta rank
34th
Spain rank
33rd

Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita over time

  • Malta
  • Spain
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How they compare

Spain currently reports 45,369 international-$ in 2021 prices per person against 45,120 international-$ in 2021 prices per person in Malta, a difference of 249 international-$ in 2021 prices per person.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Spain ahead.

Malta ranks 34th and Spain ranks 33rd of 181 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 3,655 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 11,340 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 7,685 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Spain
1970s 8,750 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 15,750 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 7,000 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Spain
1980s 16,743 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 16,957 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 213.38 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Spain
1990s 21,723 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 24,975 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 3,252 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Spain
2000s 28,376 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 36,367 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 7,991 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Spain
2010s 35,414 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 40,205 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 4,791 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Spain
2020s 44,066 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 42,935 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 1,131 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), per capita, Malta or Spain?
Spain, at 45,369 international-$ in 2021 prices per person against 45,120 international-$ in 2021 prices per person in Malta as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), per capita between Malta and Spain?
249 international-$ in 2021 prices per person, with Spain 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 gross domestic product (gdp), per capita?
Malta ranks 34th and Spain ranks 33rd of 181 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita
Unit
international-$ in 2021 prices per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
181 places, 10,076 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Gross domestic product (GDP) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.