Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person in Malta
Malta: Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person was 2.7% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person in Malta, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Malta is 2.7%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 46.9% on the previous year and down 51.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Malta peaked at 19.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, -7.4%, in 2020.
Malta ranks 52nd of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person in Malta, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.5% | — |
| 2001 | -2.2% | -111.4% |
| 2002 | 1.6% | -174.2% |
| 2003 | 3.6% | +122.0% |
| 2004 | 1.9% | -48.6% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | -82.4% |
| 2006 | 0.8% | +133.3% |
| 2007 | 2.1% | +168.8% |
| 2008 | 2.6% | +26.1% |
| 2009 | -1.9% | -171.6% |
| 2010 | 4.0% | -312.8% |
| 2011 | -1.8% | -145.2% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | -135.6% |
| 2013 | 2.7% | +325.0% |
| 2014 | 3.5% | +26.8% |
| 2015 | 5.6% | +62.9% |
| 2016 | -0.8% | -114.1% |
| 2017 | 6.9% | -977.2% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | -94.4% |
| 2019 | -1.8% | -559.0% |
| 2020 | -7.4% | +314.0% |
| 2021 | 9.0% | -221.5% |
| 2022 | -1.1% | -112.1% |
| 2023 | 9.1% | -933.0% |
| 2024 | 5.1% | -43.6% |
| 2025 | 2.7% | -46.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.8% | -2.2% | 19.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.9% | -1.8% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.9% | -7.4% | 9.1% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Malta
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.35 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.51 Percent per annum (2029)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 6.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0537 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 2,572 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 15.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1753 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 8,399 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 10.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 0.1551 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Malta?
- Annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Malta was 2.7% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 19.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was -7.4% in 2020.
- How does Malta rank for annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person?
- Malta ranks 52nd out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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