What is the current inflation rate in Malta?

Malta's consumer price inflation is 2.5% year-on-year as of Jun 2026.

How big is Malta's economy?

Malta's nominal GDP was $27.8B in 2025.

Malta's unemployment rate is 3.5% as of Jul 2026.

We use primary economic sources for every country. See our methodology page for how we source and verify it.

Name: Malta economic indicators
Creator: EconomicsAPI

Indicator	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Last updated	Frequency
GDP, current prices, USD	$27.8B	$25.0B	$27.8B	$250.7M	Dec 2025	Annual
Real GDP growth, YoY	4.3%	4.9%	18.7%	-9.4%	Mar 2026	Quarterly
Inflation rate, CPI YoY	2.5%	2.6%	7.5%	-0.7%	Jun 2026	Monthly
Unemployment rate	3.5%	3.5%	8.5%	2.5%	Jul 2026	Monthly
Policy / benchmark interest rate	2.3%	2.3%	4.8%	0.0%	Aug 2026	Monthly
Government debt % GDP	46.8%	46.0%	70.4%	39.2%	Dec 2025	Annual

Indicator	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Last updated	Frequency
GDP From Agriculture	95.2%	79.0%	210.5%	-49.4%	Jun 2026	Quarterly
GDP From Construction	170.2%	162.5%	174.7%	76.7%	Jun 2026	Quarterly
GDP, current prices, USD	$27.8B	$25.0B	$27.8B	$250.7M	Dec 2025	Annual
Full-Year GDP Growth	4.0%	6.2%	13.4%	-3.5%	Dec 2025	Annual
GDP From Manufacturing	133.4%	130.0%	133.4%	84.0%	Jun 2026	Quarterly
GDP per capita, PPP	Int$72,210	Int$70,063	Int$72,210	Int$10,086	Dec 2025	Annual
GDP per capita, current USD	$47,907	$44,024	$47,907	$828	Dec 2025	Annual
GDP, PPP, international $	Int$41.9B	Int$39.9B	Int$41.9B	Int$3.6B	Dec 2025	Annual
GDP From Public Administration	154.0%	152.1%	154.0%	69.3%	Jun 2026	Quarterly
Real GDP growth, YoY	4.3%	4.9%	18.7%	-9.4%	Mar 2026	Quarterly

Indicator	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Last updated	Frequency
Total population	0.6M	0.6M	0.6M	0.3M	Dec 2025	Annual
Unemployment rate	3.5%	3.5%	8.5%	2.5%	Jul 2026	Monthly

Indicator	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Last updated	Frequency
Inflation rate, CPI YoY	2.5%	2.6%	7.5%	-0.7%	Jun 2026	Monthly
Producer Prices MoM	0.3%	0.2%	4.9%	-5.0%	Jul 2026	Monthly

Indicator	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Last updated	Frequency
Policy / benchmark interest rate	2.3%	2.3%	4.8%	0.0%	Aug 2026	Monthly
Private credit / GDP	61.7%	64.2%	121.6%	61.7%	Dec 2024	Annual
Official / period-average FX vs USD	0.86 per USD	0.88 per USD	1.48 per USD	0.63 per USD	Aug 2026	Monthly
Foreign-exchange reserves (ex-gold)	$1.5B	$1.4B	$3.8B	$59.3M	Dec 2025	Annual

Indicator	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Last updated	Frequency
House Price Index	181	178	181	56.51	Mar 2026	Quarterly
House Price Index YoY	6.7%	6.3%	29.7%	-7.7%	Mar 2026	Quarterly

Indicator	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Last updated	Frequency
Consumer Confidence	2.90	6.20	16.10	-35.60	Aug 2026	Monthly
Retail Sales MoM	0.9%	0.2%	12.6%	-21.5%	Jul 2026	Monthly
Retail Sales YoY	5.6%	4.0%	25.8%	-23.6%	Jul 2026	Monthly

Indicator	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Last updated	Frequency
Current account % GDP	7.1%	6.5%	19.2%	-11.9%	Dec 2024	Annual
FDI inflows	$42.6B	$24.6B	$85.6B	$-497.8M	Dec 2024	Annual
Gold Reserves	$48.8M	$48.5M	$81.5M	$0	Jul 2026	Monthly
Personal remittances, received	$15.7M	$15.6M	$319.2M	$9.1M	Dec 2024	Annual
Exports	$6.4B	$6.4B	—	—	2025	Annual
Imports	$18.6B	—	—	—	2025	Annual

#	Name	Value 2025	Share	YoY
1	Italy	$3.2B	12.7%	+5.3%
2	South Korea	$2.8B	11.2%	+5.8%
3	France	$2.4B	9.5%	+10%
4	Singapore	$1.9B	7.5%	-13%
5	Germany	$1.8B	7.3%	-7.9%
6	Refined industrial goods	$1.5B	5.9%	+6.2%
7	Processed materials	$1.3B	5.0%	-3.1%
8	Specialty equipment	$1B	4.1%	+12%
9	Consumer products	$805M	3.2%	+0.7%
10	Intermediate goods	$567M	2.3%	-5.4%

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Indicator	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Last updated	Frequency
Budget balance % GDP	-3.1%	-3.5%	3.4%	-9.0%	Dec 2025	Annual
Government debt % GDP	46.8%	46.0%	70.4%	39.2%	Dec 2025	Annual
Military expenditure	0.5%	0.5%	1.5%	0.4%	Dec 2024	Annual
Military expenditure, current USD	$109.3M	$112.6M	$112.6M	$12.9M	Dec 2024	Annual
Government Spending to GDP	37.0%	37.4%	45.6%	32.7%	Dec 2025	Annual
Tax revenue % GDP	24.1%	21.4%	26.9%	16.6%	Dec 2024	Annual

Indicator	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Last updated	Frequency
Industrial production YoY	-0.9%	7.7%	16.2%	-17.3%	Dec 2025	Annual

Indicator	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Last updated	Frequency
Age-dependency ratio	50.2%	49.8%	75.3%	42.4%	Dec 2025	Annual
Total fertility rate	1.01 births per woman	1.06 births per woman	3.62 births per woman	1.01 births per woman	Dec 2024	Annual
Life expectancy at birth	82.96 years	83.36 years	83.36 years	68.32 years	Dec 2024	Annual
Working-age population	0.4M	0.4M	0.4M	0.2M	Dec 2025	Annual

Indicator	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Last updated	Frequency
Hospital beds per 1,000	4.09 per 1,000 people	4.10 per 1,000 people	9.46 per 1,000 people	4.09 per 1,000 people	Dec 2022	Annual
Health expenditure % GDP	8.8%	9.1%	9.9%	6.6%	Dec 2023	Annual

Indicator	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Last updated	Frequency
CO2 emissions	1.81 Mt CO₂	1.79 Mt CO₂	2.81 Mt CO₂	0.68 Mt CO₂	Dec 2024	Annual
Energy use per capita	1,398 kg oil eq. per capita	1,456 kg oil eq. per capita	2,289 kg oil eq. per capita	1,312 kg oil eq. per capita	Dec 2023	Annual

Indicator	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Last updated	Frequency
ICT goods exports, % of goods exports	24.3%	29.5%	63.6%	2.2%	Dec 2024	Annual
ICT service exports, % of service exports	1.8%	1.7%	2.6%	0.7%	Dec 2024	Annual
Research & development expenditure % GDP	0.6%	0.6%	0.8%	0.2%	Dec 2023	Annual
High-technology exports, % of manufactured exports	45.2%	43.3%	53.0%	21.9%	Dec 2024	Annual