Purchasing power: based on COICOP 2018 in Malta
Malta: Purchasing power: based on COICOP 2018 was 0.9225 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.9225
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
33rd
of 51 countries
All-time high
0.9255
in 2024
All-time low
0.6801
in 1996
Years of data
31
1995–2025
Purchasing power parities, price level indices, nominal and real in Malta, 1995–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for purchasing power parities, price level indices, nominal and real in Malta is 0.9225, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, purchasing power parities, price level indices, nominal and real in Malta peaked at 0.9255 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.6801, in 1996.
Malta ranks 33rd of 51 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.
Purchasing power: based on COICOP 2018 in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.6919 | — |
| 1996 | 0.6801 | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 0.6874 | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.6979 | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.698 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.6981 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.7115 | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.7097 | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.6989 | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.693 | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.6992 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.719 | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 0.7194 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.7365 | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.7539 | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.7564 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.7705 | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.785 | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.8 | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.8181 | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.834 | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.8393 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.8538 | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.8652 | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.8665 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.8728 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.8882 | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.9048 | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.9032 | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.9255 | +2.5% |
| 2025 | 0.9225 | -0.3% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 0.9225 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.13, 82% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6911 | 0.6801 | 0.698 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.7139 | 0.693 | 0.7539 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8189 | 0.7564 | 0.8665 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9028 | 0.8728 | 0.9255 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More economy & growth data for Malta
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -36.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is purchasing power parities, price level indices, nominal and real in Malta?
- Purchasing power parities, price level indices, nominal and real in Malta was 0.9225 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest purchasing power parities, price level indices, nominal and real recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9255 in 2024.
- What is the lowest purchasing power parities, price level indices, nominal and real recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6801 in 1996.
- How does Malta rank for purchasing power parities, price level indices, nominal and real?
- Malta ranks 33rd out of 51 countries with data for 2025.
- Is purchasing power parities, price level indices, nominal and real rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Purchasing power parities, price level indices, nominal and real expenditures by analytical categories - based on COICOP 2018. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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