HICP: Miscellaneous services (Annual average rate) in Malta
Malta: HICP: Miscellaneous services (Annual average rate) was 4.1 in 2025. ▼ Falling
HICP - Miscellaneous services in Malta, 1997–2025
Source: European Central Bank.
Analysis
Malta recorded 4.1 for hicp - miscellaneous services in 2025.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hicp - miscellaneous services in Malta peaked at 9.3 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.6, in 2020.
That places Malta 16th out of 31 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
HICP: Miscellaneous services (Annual average rate) in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 3.5 | — |
| 1998 | 9.3 | +165.7% |
| 1999 | 3.2 | -65.6% |
| 2000 | 3.4 | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 3.9 | +14.7% |
| 2002 | 5.1 | +30.8% |
| 2003 | 6.4 | +25.5% |
| 2004 | 7.9 | +23.4% |
| 2005 | 3.8 | -51.9% |
| 2006 | 3.5 | -7.9% |
| 2007 | 4.1 | +17.1% |
| 2008 | 3.4 | -17.1% |
| 2009 | 6.1 | +79.4% |
| 2010 | 5.6 | -8.2% |
| 2011 | 4.7 | -16.1% |
| 2012 | 4.1 | -12.8% |
| 2013 | 3.6 | -12.2% |
| 2014 | 2.8 | -22.2% |
| 2015 | 4.2 | +50.0% |
| 2016 | 3.5 | -16.7% |
| 2017 | 2.9 | -17.1% |
| 2018 | 2.2 | -24.1% |
| 2019 | 1.2 | -45.5% |
| 2020 | 0.6 | -50.0% |
| 2021 | 2.9 | +383.3% |
| 2022 | 3.8 | +31.0% |
| 2023 | 4.2 | +10.5% |
| 2024 | 4 | -4.8% |
| 2025 | 4.1 | +2.5% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 4.1 is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.4, 93% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where HICP: Miscellaneous services (Annual average 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +383.3% | 0.6 | 2.9 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.33 | 3.2 | 9.3 | 3 |
| 2000s | 4.76 | 3.4 | 7.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.48 | 1.2 | 5.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.27 | 0.6 | 4.2 | 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 - miscellaneous services in Malta?
- Hicp - miscellaneous services in Malta was 4.1 in 2025, according to European Central Bank.
- What is the highest hicp - miscellaneous services recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 9.3 in 1998.
- What is the lowest hicp - miscellaneous services recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6 in 2020.
- How does Malta rank for hicp - miscellaneous services?
- Malta ranks 16th out of 31 countries with data for 2025.
- Is hicp - miscellaneous services rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from European Central Bank, published as part of HICP - Miscellaneous services (Annual average rate of change, Eurostat). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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