Imports of goods and services in Malta
Malta: Imports of goods and services was 4.4% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Imports of goods and services in Malta, 2001–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
Malta recorded 4.4% for imports of goods and services in 2025.
That represents a change of down 15.8% on the previous year and down 86.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, imports of goods and services in Malta peaked at 32.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, -15.2%, in 2001.
Malta ranks 90th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Imports of goods and services in Malta, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -15.2% | — |
| 2002 | 0.4% | -102.8% |
| 2003 | 3.1% | +627.9% |
| 2004 | 3.1% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 6.0% | +92.0% |
| 2006 | 14.8% | +146.1% |
| 2007 | 6.5% | -55.8% |
| 2008 | 5.7% | -12.5% |
| 2009 | -12.9% | -326.6% |
| 2010 | 15.0% | -215.8% |
| 2011 | 6.6% | -55.8% |
| 2012 | 8.1% | +22.8% |
| 2013 | -2.5% | -131.3% |
| 2014 | 2.1% | -183.5% |
| 2015 | 32.0% | +1408.6% |
| 2016 | 6.7% | -79.1% |
| 2017 | 9.2% | +36.5% |
| 2018 | 16.4% | +78.9% |
| 2019 | 10.6% | -35.6% |
| 2020 | 3.4% | -67.7% |
| 2021 | 3.2% | -5.8% |
| 2022 | 18.8% | +485.3% |
| 2023 | -1.9% | -110.2% |
| 2024 | 5.2% | -370.2% |
| 2025 | 4.4% | -15.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.3% | -15.2% | 14.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 10.4% | -2.5% | 32.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.5% | -1.9% | 18.8% | 6 |
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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)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 6.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0537 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 2,572 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 15.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1753 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 8,399 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 10.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 0.1551 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is imports of goods and services in Malta?
- Imports of goods and services in Malta was 4.4% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest imports of goods and services recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 32.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest imports of goods and services recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was -15.2% in 2001.
- How does Malta rank for imports of goods and services?
- Malta ranks 90th out of 178 countries with data for 2025.
- Is imports of goods and services rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 86.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Imports of goods and services (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Imports of goods includes change in the economic ownership of goods from non-residents to residents of the compiling economy, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Imports of services includes services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.