Where China ranks among a country’s import partners, gaps filled in Malta
Malta: Where China ranks among a country’s import partners, gaps filled was 6 rank in 2024. ▼ Falling
Where China ranks among a country’s import partners, gaps filled in Malta, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in rank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for where china ranks among a country’s import partners, gaps filled in Malta is 6 rank, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.3% on the previous year and down 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, where china ranks among a country’s import partners, gaps filled in Malta peaked at 34 rank in 1960 and was at its lowest, 3 rank, in 2020.
That places Malta 18th out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Where China ranks among a country’s import partners, gaps filled in Malta, year by year
| Year | rank | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 34 rank | — |
| 1961 | 33 rank | -2.9% |
| 1962 | 32 rank | -3.0% |
| 1963 | 31 rank | -3.1% |
| 1964 | 30 rank | -3.2% |
| 1965 | 24 rank | -20.0% |
| 1966 | 17 rank | -29.2% |
| 1967 | 12 rank | -29.4% |
| 1968 | 12 rank | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 9 rank | -25.0% |
| 1970 | 19 rank | +111.1% |
| 1971 | 20 rank | +5.3% |
| 1972 | 21 rank | +5.0% |
| 1973 | 18 rank | -14.3% |
| 1974 | 22 rank | +22.2% |
| 1975 | 20 rank | -9.1% |
| 1976 | 16 rank | -20.0% |
| 1977 | 20 rank | +25.0% |
| 1978 | 18 rank | -10.0% |
| 1979 | 15 rank | -16.7% |
| 1980 | 15 rank | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 16 rank | +6.7% |
| 1982 | 18 rank | +12.5% |
| 1983 | 19 rank | +5.6% |
| 1984 | 20 rank | +5.3% |
| 1985 | 22 rank | +10.0% |
| 1986 | 22 rank | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 24 rank | +9.1% |
| 1988 | 22 rank | -8.3% |
| 1989 | 24 rank | +9.1% |
| 1990 | 22 rank | -8.3% |
| 1991 | 16 rank | -27.3% |
| 1992 | 14 rank | -12.5% |
| 1993 | 13 rank | -7.1% |
| 1994 | 16 rank | +23.1% |
| 1995 | 12 rank | -25.0% |
| 1996 | 13 rank | +8.3% |
| 1997 | 13 rank | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 19 rank | +46.2% |
| 1999 | 11 rank | -42.1% |
| 2000 | 10 rank | -9.1% |
| 2001 | 10 rank | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 9 rank | -10.0% |
| 2003 | 7 rank | -22.2% |
| 2004 | 10 rank | +42.9% |
| 2005 | 10 rank | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 9 rank | -10.0% |
| 2007 | 9 rank | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 8 rank | -11.1% |
| 2009 | 7 rank | -12.5% |
| 2010 | 7 rank | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 8 rank | +14.3% |
| 2012 | 7 rank | -12.5% |
| 2013 | 8 rank | +14.3% |
| 2014 | 10 rank | +25.0% |
| 2015 | 8 rank | -20.0% |
| 2016 | 8 rank | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 9 rank | +12.5% |
| 2018 | 8 rank | -11.1% |
| 2019 | 6 rank | -25.0% |
| 2020 | 3 rank | -50.0% |
| 2021 | 7 rank | +133.3% |
| 2022 | 7 rank | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 7 rank | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 6 rank | -14.3% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 6 rank is above the median for high income countries, which is 2 rank, 3.0× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Malta's 6 rank is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1 rank, 6.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Where China ranks among a country’s import partners, gaps filled 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +133.3% | 3 rank | 7 rank |
| 1970 | +111.1% | 9 rank | 19 rank |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23.4 rank | 9 rank | 34 rank | 10 |
| 1970s | 18.9 rank | 15 rank | 22 rank | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.2 rank | 15 rank | 24 rank | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.9 rank | 11 rank | 22 rank | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.9 rank | 7 rank | 10 rank | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.9 rank | 6 rank | 10 rank | 10 |
| 2020s | 6 rank | 3 rank | 7 rank | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 18 Bermuda 6 rank compare
- 18 Switzerland 6 rank compare
- 18 Cape Verde 6 rank compare
- 18 Saint Lucia 6 rank compare
- 18 Portugal 6 rank compare
- 18 Slovakia 6 rank compare
- 18 Anguilla 6 rank 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)
- 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 where china ranks among a country’s import partners, gaps filled in Malta?
- Where china ranks among a country’s import partners, gaps filled in Malta was 6 rank in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest where china ranks among a country’s import partners, gaps filled recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 34 rank in 1960.
- What is the lowest where china ranks among a country’s import partners, gaps filled recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 rank in 2020.
- How does Malta rank for where china ranks among a country’s import partners, gaps filled?
- Malta ranks 18th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is where china ranks among a country’s import partners, gaps filled rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Where China ranks among a country’s import partners, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Where China ranks among a country’s import partners with 242 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Where China ranks among a country’s import partners International Monetary Fund (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Where China ranks among a country’s import partners with 242 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.