HICP - Services related to recreation, excluding package holidays and in Malta
Malta: HICP - Services related to recreation, excluding package holidays and was 146.39 in 2026. ▲ Rising
HICP - Services related to recreation, excluding package holidays and in Malta, 1996–2026
Source: European Central Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for hicp - services related to recreation, excluding package holidays and in Malta is 146.39, measured in 2026.
The figure is up 8.5% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hicp - services related to recreation, excluding package holidays and in Malta peaked at 156.49 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 93.34, in 1999.
Malta ranks 9th of 27 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
HICP - Services related to recreation, excluding package holidays and in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 96.47 | — |
| 1997 | 96.83 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 94.02 | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 93.34 | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 93.93 | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 95.52 | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 98.6 | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 103.74 | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 104.6 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 106.61 | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 105.28 | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 105.35 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 108.05 | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 107.89 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 152.67 | +41.5% |
| 2011 | 141.69 | -7.2% |
| 2012 | 152.85 | +7.9% |
| 2013 | 153.57 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 151 | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 154.49 | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 156.49 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 154.88 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 148.85 | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 148.17 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 149.92 | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 118.03 | -21.3% |
| 2022 | 123.44 | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 131.45 | +6.5% |
| 2024 | 132.89 | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 134.9 | +1.5% |
| 2026 | 146.39 | +8.5% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 146.39 is above the median for high income countries, which is 132.93, 1.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where HICP - Services related to recreation, excluding package holidays and 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +41.5% | 107.89 | 152.67 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 95.16 | 93.34 | 96.83 | 4 |
| 2000s | 102.96 | 93.93 | 108.05 | 10 |
| 2010s | 151.47 | 141.69 | 156.49 | 10 |
| 2020s | 133.86 | 118.03 | 149.92 | 7 |
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)
- 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 hicp - services related to recreation, excluding package holidays and in Malta?
- Hicp - services related to recreation, excluding package holidays and in Malta was 146.39 in 2026, according to European Central Bank.
- What is the highest hicp - services related to recreation, excluding package holidays and recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 156.49 in 2016.
- What is the lowest hicp - services related to recreation, excluding package holidays and recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.34 in 1999.
- How does Malta rank for hicp - services related to recreation, excluding package holidays and?
- Malta ranks 9th out of 27 countries with data for 2026.
- Is hicp - services related to recreation, excluding package holidays and rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from European Central Bank, published as part of HICP - Services related to recreation, excluding package holidays and accommodation (Neither seasonally nor working day adjusted, Sub-index weight). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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