Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of GDP in Malta
Malta: Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of GDP was 6.5% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of GDP in Malta, 1980–2017
Source: International Centre for Tax and Development and UNU-WIDER (2019) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp in Malta stood at 6.5%. That is the highest value across all 38 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp in Malta peaked at 6.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 1996.
Malta ranks 7th of 163 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of GDP in Malta, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 3.5% | — |
| 1981 | 3.2% | -7.6% |
| 1982 | 4.4% | +34.9% |
| 1983 | 4.3% | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 4.0% | -8.3% |
| 1985 | 3.7% | -7.8% |
| 1986 | 3.5% | -5.5% |
| 1987 | 3.0% | -12.0% |
| 1988 | 3.4% | +10.4% |
| 1989 | 3.4% | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 3.3% | -4.9% |
| 1991 | 3.6% | +10.6% |
| 1992 | 3.8% | +5.1% |
| 1993 | 3.7% | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 2.9% | -22.4% |
| 1995 | 2.6% | -9.8% |
| 1996 | 2.1% | -21.2% |
| 1997 | 2.6% | +25.0% |
| 1998 | 2.3% | -10.4% |
| 1999 | 2.8% | +18.9% |
| 2000 | 3.5% | +27.5% |
| 2001 | 3.3% | -6.2% |
| 2002 | 3.5% | +5.8% |
| 2003 | 4.1% | +16.8% |
| 2004 | 3.5% | -15.1% |
| 2005 | 3.7% | +7.2% |
| 2006 | 4.1% | +11.2% |
| 2007 | 6.0% | +46.4% |
| 2008 | 5.9% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 5.9% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 5.7% | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 5.4% | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 5.9% | +8.9% |
| 2013 | 6.2% | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 6.0% | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 6.1% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 6.3% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 6.5% | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.6% | 3.0% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.0% | 2.1% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.4% | 3.3% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.0% | 5.4% | 6.5% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 4 Micronesia, Federated States of 7.2% compare
- 5 Equatorial Guinea 6.9% compare
- 6 Trinidad and Tobago 6.7% compare
- 8 Turkmenistan 6.3% compare
- 9 Syrian Arab Republic 6.2% compare
- 10 Seychelles 6.2% compare
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)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 6.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.05 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 50,498 current LCU per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.9557 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 45,786 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 6.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1779 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp in Malta?
- Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp in Malta was 6.5% in 2017, according to International Centre for Tax and Development and UNU-WIDER (2019) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 6.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 1996.
- How does Malta rank for revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp?
- Malta ranks 7th out of 163 countries with data for 2017.
- Is revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from International Centre for Tax and Development and UNU-WIDER (2019) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Corporate income taxes include natural resources taxes.