Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Malta
Malta: Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added was 39.1% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Malta, 1990–2022
Source: Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % manufacturing value added.
Analysis
In 2022, medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Malta stood at 39.1%.
That represents a change of up 17.2% on the previous year and up 628.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Malta peaked at 45.1% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 2012.
That places Malta 34th out of 153 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Malta, year by year
| Year | % manufacturing value added | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 25.7% | — |
| 1991 | 24.3% | -5.4% |
| 1992 | 24.6% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 24.2% | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 28.8% | +18.8% |
| 1995 | 34.3% | +19.0% |
| 1996 | 37.7% | +9.9% |
| 1997 | 37.5% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 39.4% | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 35.6% | -9.6% |
| 2000 | 44.8% | +26.0% |
| 2001 | 37.5% | -16.4% |
| 2002 | 35.2% | -6.1% |
| 2003 | 40.8% | +16.1% |
| 2004 | 41.0% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 35.3% | -13.9% |
| 2006 | 42.0% | +18.9% |
| 2007 | 45.1% | +7.5% |
| 2008 | 44.9% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 16.6% | -63.0% |
| 2010 | 19.2% | +15.2% |
| 2011 | 8.5% | -55.5% |
| 2012 | 5.4% | -37.1% |
| 2013 | 5.7% | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 17.6% | +208.3% |
| 2015 | 38.0% | +116.2% |
| 2016 | 37.0% | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 42.7% | +15.5% |
| 2018 | 27.8% | -34.8% |
| 2019 | 12.2% | -56.2% |
| 2020 | 31.8% | +160.7% |
| 2021 | 33.3% | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 39.1% | +17.2% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 39.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 38.1%, 1.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Malta's 39.1% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 23.8%, 1.6× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +208.3% | 5.7% | 17.6% |
| 2020 | +160.7% | 12.2% | 31.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.2% | 24.2% | 39.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.3% | 16.6% | 45.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.4% | 5.4% | 42.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.7% | 31.8% | 39.1% | 3 |
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 medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Malta?
- Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Malta was 39.1% in 2022, according to Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest medium and high-tech manufacturing value added recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 45.1% in 2007.
- What is the lowest medium and high-tech manufacturing value added recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 2012.
- How does Malta rank for medium and high-tech manufacturing value added?
- Malta ranks 34th out of 153 countries with data for 2022.
- Is medium and high-tech manufacturing value added rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 628.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), published as part of Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added (% manufacturing value added). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The proportion of medium and high-tech industry value added in total value added of manufacturing