Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Malta
Malta: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP was 26.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Malta, 1995–2024
Source: UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Malta is 26.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 9.2% on the previous year and up 64.7% over five years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Malta peaked at 26.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14.3%, in 2006.
Malta ranks 15th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Malta, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 21.9% | — |
| 1996 | 20.4% | -6.9% |
| 1997 | 20.8% | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 20.4% | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 20.5% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 18.1% | -11.5% |
| 2001 | 17.3% | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 17.0% | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 16.0% | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 15.5% | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 14.5% | -7.0% |
| 2006 | 14.3% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 15.0% | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 16.0% | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 16.2% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 23.3% | +43.9% |
| 2023 | 24.1% | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 26.3% | +9.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.8% | 20.4% | 21.9% | 5 |
| 2000s | 16.0% | 14.3% | 18.1% | 8 |
| 2020s | 21.2% | 16.0% | 26.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 12 Curaçao 31.3% compare
- 13 Lebanon 27.8% compare
- 14 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 27.0% compare
- 16 Belize 25.5% compare
- 17 Cape Verde 23.9% compare
- 18 United States Virgin Islands 22.3% 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)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1332 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 6,380 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 11.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.999 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 47,861 current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 6.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.8841 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Malta?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Malta was 26.3% in 2024, according to UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 26.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.3% in 2006.
- How does Malta rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp?
- Malta ranks 15th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Money received by the destination country from foreign visitors, including spending on accommodation, food, transport, entertainment, shopping, and fares paid to the country’s own airlines, as a share of, as a share of GDP.