Business registration and bankruptcy index by NACE Rev. 2 activity in Malta

Malta: Business registration and bankruptcy index by NACE Rev. 2 activity was 86.3 Index, 2021=100 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
86.3 Index, 2021=100
Change on year
up 3.7%
World rank
39th
of 42 countries
All-time high
111.3 Index, 2021=100
in 2018
All-time low
83.2 Index, 2021=100
in 2024
Years of data
11
2015–2025

Business registration and bankruptcy index by NACE Rev. 2 activity in Malta, 2015–2025

02550751002015202020252015: 94.9 Index, 2021=1002016: 95.2 Index, 2021=1002017: 99.6 Index, 2021=1002018: 111.3 Index, 2021=1002019: 96.7 Index, 2021=1002020: 91.9 Index, 2021=1002021: 100 Index, 2021=1002022: 88 Index, 2021=1002023: 85.5 Index, 2021=1002024: 83.2 Index, 2021=1002025: 86.3 Index, 2021=100

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Index, 2021=100.

Analysis

Malta recorded 86.3 Index, 2021=100 for business registration and bankruptcy index by nace rev. 2 activity in 2025.

The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, business registration and bankruptcy index by nace rev. 2 activity in Malta peaked at 111.3 Index, 2021=100 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 83.2 Index, 2021=100, in 2024.

Malta ranks 39th of 42 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.

Business registration and bankruptcy index by NACE Rev. 2 activity in Malta, year by year

Annual values for Business registration and bankruptcy index by NACE Rev. 2 activity - annual data in Malta, 2015 to 2025.
Year Index, 2021=100 Change
2015 94.9 Index, 2021=100
2016 95.2 Index, 2021=100 +0.3%
2017 99.6 Index, 2021=100 +4.6%
2018 111.3 Index, 2021=100 +11.7%
2019 96.7 Index, 2021=100 -13.1%
2020 91.9 Index, 2021=100 -5.0%
2021 100 Index, 2021=100 +8.8%
2022 88 Index, 2021=100 -12.0%
2023 85.5 Index, 2021=100 -2.8%
2024 83.2 Index, 2021=100 -2.7%
2025 86.3 Index, 2021=100 +3.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 99.54 Index, 2021=100 94.9 Index, 2021=100 111.3 Index, 2021=100 5
2020s 89.15 Index, 2021=100 83.2 Index, 2021=100 100 Index, 2021=100 6

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 37 Hungary 88.4 Index, 2021=100 compare
  2. 38 Sweden 87.8 Index, 2021=100 compare
  3. 40 Norway 78.1 Index, 2021=100 compare
  4. 41 Denmark 73.5 Index, 2021=100 compare
  5. 42 North Macedonia 63 Index, 2021=100 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is business registration and bankruptcy index by nace rev. 2 activity in Malta?
Business registration and bankruptcy index by nace rev. 2 activity in Malta was 86.3 Index, 2021=100 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest business registration and bankruptcy index by nace rev. 2 activity recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 111.3 Index, 2021=100 in 2018.
What is the lowest business registration and bankruptcy index by nace rev. 2 activity recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 83.2 Index, 2021=100 in 2024.
How does Malta rank for business registration and bankruptcy index by nace rev. 2 activity?
Malta ranks 39th out of 42 countries with data for 2025.
Is business registration and bankruptcy index by nace rev. 2 activity rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Malta data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Business registration and bankruptcy index by NACE Rev. 2 activity - annual data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Business registration and bankruptcy index by NACE Rev. 2 activity - annual data
Unit
Index, 2021=100
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
46 places, 440 data points, 2015–2025
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