Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate in Malta
Malta: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate was 5.97 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate in Malta, 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate in Malta is 5.97 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 10.9% on the previous year and down 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate in Malta peaked at 19.56 % change on previous year in 1975 and was at its lowest, -3.34 % change on previous year, in 2020.
That places Malta 24th out of 236 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate in Malta, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 2.45 % change on previous year | — |
| 1972 | 5.84 % change on previous year | +137.9% |
| 1973 | 4.15 % change on previous year | -29.0% |
| 1974 | 10.04 % change on previous year | +142.1% |
| 1975 | 19.56 % change on previous year | +94.9% |
| 1976 | 17.02 % change on previous year | -13.0% |
| 1977 | 12.18 % change on previous year | -28.4% |
| 1978 | 11.16 % change on previous year | -8.4% |
| 1979 | 10.49 % change on previous year | -6.0% |
| 1980 | 7.05 % change on previous year | -32.8% |
| 1981 | 3.31 % change on previous year | -53.0% |
| 1982 | 2.28 % change on previous year | -31.0% |
| 1983 | -0.6124 % change on previous year | -126.8% |
| 1984 | 0.9422 % change on previous year | -253.9% |
| 1985 | 2.59 % change on previous year | +174.4% |
| 1986 | 3.89 % change on previous year | +50.3% |
| 1987 | 4.11 % change on previous year | +5.8% |
| 1988 | 8.41 % change on previous year | +104.7% |
| 1989 | 8.18 % change on previous year | -2.8% |
| 1990 | 6.29 % change on previous year | -23.1% |
| 1991 | 6.26 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 4.69 % change on previous year | -25.0% |
| 1993 | 4.48 % change on previous year | -4.5% |
| 1994 | 5.65 % change on previous year | +26.1% |
| 1995 | 6.34 % change on previous year | +12.2% |
| 1996 | 3.78 % change on previous year | -40.4% |
| 1997 | 5.26 % change on previous year | +39.2% |
| 1998 | 5.13 % change on previous year | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 4.72 % change on previous year | -7.9% |
| 2000 | 6.7 % change on previous year | +41.9% |
| 2001 | -0.7566 % change on previous year | -111.3% |
| 2002 | 2.74 % change on previous year | -462.3% |
| 2003 | 3.69 % change on previous year | +34.8% |
| 2004 | 0.4071 % change on previous year | -89.0% |
| 2005 | 2.88 % change on previous year | +607.7% |
| 2006 | 2.34 % change on previous year | -18.9% |
| 2007 | 5.04 % change on previous year | +115.6% |
| 2008 | 4.41 % change on previous year | -12.4% |
| 2009 | -1.4 % change on previous year | -131.6% |
| 2010 | 6.2 % change on previous year | -544.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9919 % change on previous year | -84.0% |
| 2012 | 4.1 % change on previous year | +313.6% |
| 2013 | 6.29 % change on previous year | +53.4% |
| 2014 | 7.63 % change on previous year | +21.3% |
| 2015 | 9.62 % change on previous year | +26.1% |
| 2016 | 4.08 % change on previous year | -57.6% |
| 2017 | 12.97 % change on previous year | +218.1% |
| 2018 | 7.19 % change on previous year | -44.6% |
| 2019 | 4.08 % change on previous year | -43.2% |
| 2020 | -3.34 % change on previous year | -181.7% |
| 2021 | 13.24 % change on previous year | -496.7% |
| 2022 | 4.28 % change on previous year | -67.7% |
| 2023 | 6.7 % change on previous year | +56.4% |
| 2024 | 5.97 % change on previous year | -10.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate in Malta changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +607.7% | 0.4071 % change on previous year | 2.88 % change on previous year |
| 2010 | +544.1% | -1.4 % change on previous year | 6.2 % change on previous year |
| 2021 | +496.7% | -3.34 % change on previous year | 13.24 % change on previous year |
| 2002 | +462.3% | -0.7566 % change on previous year | 2.74 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.32 % change on previous year | 2.45 % change on previous year | 19.56 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1980s | 4.02 % change on previous year | -0.6124 % change on previous year | 8.41 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.26 % change on previous year | 3.78 % change on previous year | 6.34 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.61 % change on previous year | -1.4 % change on previous year | 6.7 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.32 % change on previous year | 0.9919 % change on previous year | 12.97 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.37 % change on previous year | -3.34 % change on previous year | 13.24 % change on previous year | 5 |
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More economy & growth data for Malta
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.35 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.51 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 36.46 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 1.46 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 64,096 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 42.59 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 73.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 1.7 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 74,864 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 8.88 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate in Malta?
- Gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate in Malta was 5.97 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 19.56 % change on previous year in 1975.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.34 % change on previous year in 2020.
- How does Malta rank for gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate?
- Malta ranks 24th out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.