HICP - COMMUNICATION (Annual average rate of change, Eurostat) in Malta
Malta: HICP - COMMUNICATION (Annual average rate of change, Eurostat) was -4.1 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
HICP - COMMUNICATION in Malta, 1997–2025
Source: European Central Bank.
Analysis
Malta recorded -4.1 for hicp - communication in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 52.3% on the previous year and down 241.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hicp - communication in Malta peaked at 10.2 in 2004 and was at its lowest, -9.7, in 2011.
Malta ranks 28th of 31 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
HICP - COMMUNICATION (Annual average rate of change, Eurostat) in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 1.9 | — |
| 1998 | 0.2 | -89.5% |
| 1999 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2000 | 2.9 | — |
| 2001 | 1.3 | -55.2% |
| 2002 | 0.6 | -53.8% |
| 2003 | -0.2 | -133.3% |
| 2004 | 10.2 | -5200.0% |
| 2005 | 10 | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.4 | -96.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2 | -50.0% |
| 2008 | 2.9 | +1350.0% |
| 2009 | -1.3 | -144.8% |
| 2010 | -6 | +361.5% |
| 2011 | -9.7 | +61.7% |
| 2012 | -6.6 | -32.0% |
| 2013 | -8.8 | +33.3% |
| 2014 | -1 | -88.6% |
| 2015 | -1.2 | +20.0% |
| 2016 | -1.6 | +33.3% |
| 2017 | -1.7 | +6.2% |
| 2018 | -0.4 | -76.5% |
| 2019 | 0.2 | -150.0% |
| 2020 | -0.2 | -200.0% |
| 2021 | -1.4 | +600.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1 | -107.1% |
| 2023 | -3.3 | -3400.0% |
| 2024 | -8.6 | +160.6% |
| 2025 | -4.1 | -52.3% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's -4.1 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where HICP - COMMUNICATION (Annual average rate of change, Eurostat) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +5200.0% | -0.2 | 10.2 |
| 2023 | -3400.0% | 0.1 | -3.3 |
| 2008 | +1350.0% | 0.2 | 2.9 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7 | 0 | 1.9 | 3 |
| 2000s | 2.7 | -1.3 | 10.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | -3.68 | -9.7 | 0.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.92 | -8.6 | 0.1 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malta
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)
- 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)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0062 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hicp - communication in Malta?
- Hicp - communication in Malta was -4.1 in 2025, according to European Central Bank.
- What is the highest hicp - communication recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 10.2 in 2004.
- What is the lowest hicp - communication recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was -9.7 in 2011.
- How does Malta rank for hicp - communication?
- Malta ranks 28th out of 31 countries with data for 2025.
- Is hicp - communication rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 241.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from European Central Bank, published as part of HICP - COMMUNICATION (Annual average rate of change, Eurostat). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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