Annual Purchasing Power: Purchasing Power Parities for GDP in Malta
Malta: Annual Purchasing Power: Purchasing Power Parities for GDP was 0.5945 National currency per US dollar in 2025. ▬ Flat
Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing in Malta, 1995–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in National currency per US dollar.
Analysis
In 2025, annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in Malta stood at 0.5945 National currency per US dollar.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in Malta peaked at 0.6419 National currency per US dollar in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.5653 National currency per US dollar, in 2023.
Malta ranks 48th of 53 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Annual Purchasing Power: Purchasing Power Parities for GDP in Malta, year by year
| Year | National currency per US dollar | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.5745 National currency per US dollar | — |
| 1996 | 0.5712 National currency per US dollar | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.5701 National currency per US dollar | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.577 National currency per US dollar | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.5788 National currency per US dollar | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.5794 National currency per US dollar | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.5925 National currency per US dollar | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.5932 National currency per US dollar | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.5948 National currency per US dollar | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.5884 National currency per US dollar | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.5959 National currency per US dollar | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.6057 National currency per US dollar | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.6042 National currency per US dollar | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.6106 National currency per US dollar | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.6066 National currency per US dollar | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.6065 National currency per US dollar | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.6046 National currency per US dollar | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.6119 National currency per US dollar | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.6163 National currency per US dollar | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.625 National currency per US dollar | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.6419 National currency per US dollar | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 0.6251 National currency per US dollar | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.6293 National currency per US dollar | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.6228 National currency per US dollar | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.5982 National currency per US dollar | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 0.5918 National currency per US dollar | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.5954 National currency per US dollar | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.5836 National currency per US dollar | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.5653 National currency per US dollar | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 0.5811 National currency per US dollar | +2.8% |
| 2025 | 0.5945 National currency per US dollar | +2.3% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 0.5945 National currency per US dollar is below the median for high income countries, which is 1 National currency per US dollar, 59% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5743 National currency per US dollar | 0.5701 National currency per US dollar | 0.5788 National currency per US dollar | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.5971 National currency per US dollar | 0.5794 National currency per US dollar | 0.6106 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6182 National currency per US dollar | 0.5982 National currency per US dollar | 0.6419 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5853 National currency per US dollar | 0.5653 National currency per US dollar | 0.5954 National currency per US dollar | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 45 France 0.6776 National currency per US dollar compare
- 46 United Kingdom 0.6771 National currency per US dollar compare
- 47 Italy 0.6103 National currency per US dollar compare
- 49 Cyprus 0.5798 National currency per US dollar compare
- 50 Spain 0.571 National currency per US dollar compare
- 51 Portugal 0.5342 National currency per US dollar compare
More economy & growth data for Malta
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -36.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0128 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 611.63 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -0.5772 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0093 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 446.61 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.79 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in Malta?
- Annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in Malta was 0.5945 National currency per US dollar in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6419 National currency per US dollar in 2015.
- What is the lowest annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5653 National currency per US dollar in 2023.
- How does Malta rank for annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing?
- Malta ranks 48th out of 53 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing Power Parities for GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This table shows annual Purchasing Power Parities (PPPs) for Gross Domestic Product (GDP), household final consumption expenditure and actual individual consumption. It also shows exchange rates (annual averages and end of period), sourced from the International Monetary Fund's database on International Financial Statistics. Final consumption expenditure is the expenditure of resident households on consumption goods or services, while individual consumption is the sum of household consumption plus the individual (not collective) consumption of the non-profit institutions serving households (NPISH) and General Government sectors. These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the SNA_TABLE4 dataset. For further information on (PPPs) please check the following link: Purchasing Power Parities and more precisely FAQ 2: Purchasing power parities OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org