Economy - overview:
Malta produces only about 20% of its food needs, has limited fresh water supplies, and has few domestic energy sources. Malta's geographic position between the EU and Africa makes it a target for illegal immigration, which has strained Malta's political and economic resources. Malta's fertility rate is below the EU average, and population growth in recent years has largely been from immigration, putting increasing pressure on the pension system. Malta adopted the euro on 1 January 2008. Malta's economy is dependent on foreign trade, manufacturing, and tourism, and was hurt by the global economic downturn. Malta has low unemployment relative to other European countries, and growth has recovered since the 2009 recession. Malta's financial services industry has grown in recent years and in 2008-09 it escaped significant damage from the international financial crisis, largely because the sector is centered on the indigenous real estate market and is not highly leveraged. Fiscal stimulus measures contributed to a deterioration in Malta's public finances in 2011, leading the EU to warn Malta that it would risk sanctions if it failed to bring its deficit and debt levels within EU guidelines. Moodys downgraded Malta's sovereign credit rating in September 2011.
GDP (purchasing power parity): GDP (official exchange rate): GDP - real growth rate: GDP - per capita (PPP): GDP - composition by sector: Labor force: Labor force - by occupation: Unemployment rate: Population below poverty line: Household income or consumption by percentage share: Distribution of family income - Gini index: Investment (gross fixed): Budget: Taxes and other revenues: Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-): Public debt: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Central bank discount rate: Commercial bank prime lending rate: Stock of narrow money: Stock of broad money: Stock of domestic credit: Market value of publicly traded shares: Agriculture - products: Industries: Industrial production growth rate: Electricity - production: Electricity - consumption: Electricity - exports: Electricity - imports: Oil - production: Oil - consumption: Oil - exports: Oil - imports: Natural gas - production: Natural gas - consumption: Natural gas - exports: Natural gas - imports: Natural gas - proved reserves: Current account balance: Exports: Exports - commodities: Exports - partners: Imports: Imports - commodities: Imports - partners: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Debt - external: Stock of direct foreign investment - at home: Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad: Exchange rates:
NOTE: 1) The information regarding Malta on this page is re-published from the 2012 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Malta Economy 2012 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Malta Economy 2012 should be addressed to the CIA.
$10.91 billion (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 150
note: data are in 2011 US dollars
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$9.3 billion (2011 est.)
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2.5% (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 136
[see also: GDP - real growth rate country ranks ]
$25,700 (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 53
note: data are in 2011 US dollars
[see also: GDP - per capita country ranks ]
agriculture: 1.9%
[see also: GDP - composition by sector - agriculture country ranks ]
industry: 17.2%
[see also: GDP - composition by sector - industry country ranks ]
services: 80.9% (2010 est.)
[see also: GDP - composition by sector - services country ranks ]
265,200 (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 166
[see also: Labor force country ranks ]
agriculture: 1.3%
[see also: Labor force - by occupation - agriculture country ranks ]
industry: 24.8%
[see also: Labor force - by occupation - industry country ranks ]
services: 73.9% (2010)
[see also: Labor force - by occupation - services country ranks ]
6.9% (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 76
[see also: Unemployment rate country ranks ]
NA%
[see also: Population below poverty line country ranks ]
lowest 10%: NA%
[see also: Household income or consumption by percentage share - lowest 10% country ranks ]
highest 10%: NA%
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26 (2007)
country comparison to the world: 136
[see also: Distribution of family income - Gini index country ranks ]
15.7% of GDP (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 164
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revenues: $3.521 billion
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expenditures: $3.843 billion (2011 est.)
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37.9% of GDP (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 50
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-3.5% of GDP (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 111
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68% of GDP (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 32
note: Malta reports public debt at nominal value outstanding at the end of the year, according to guidelines set out in the Maastricht Treaty for general government gross debt; it includes the following categories of government liabilities (as defined in ESA95): currency and deposits (AF.2), securities other than shares excluding financial derivatives (AF.3, excluding AF.34), and loans (AF.4); general government comprises the central government, state government, local government and social security funds
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2.7% (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 39
[see also: Inflation rate (consumer prices) country ranks ]
1.75% (31 December 2010)
country comparison to the world: 128
note: this is the European Central Bank's rate on the marginal lending facility, which offers overnight credit to banks in the euro area
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4.9% (31 December 2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 165
[see also: Commercial bank prime lending rate country ranks ]
$7.046 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 84
note: see entry for the European Union for money supply in the euro area; the European Central Bank (ECB) controls monetary policy for the 17 members of the EMU; individual members of the EMU do not control the quantity of money circulating within their own borders
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$13.56 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 97
[see also: Stock of broad money country ranks ]
$18.66 billion (31 December 2010)
country comparison to the world: 85
[see also: Stock of domestic credit country ranks ]
$2.399 billion (31 December 2010)
country comparison to the world: 96
[see also: Market value of publicly traded shares country ranks ]
potatoes, cauliflower, grapes, wheat, barley, tomatoes, citrus, cut flowers, green peppers; pork, milk, poultry, eggs
tourism, electronics, ship building and repair, construction, food and beverages, pharmaceuticals, footwear, clothing, tobacco, aviation services, financial services, information technology services
NA%
[see also: Industrial production growth rate country ranks ]
2.113 billion kWh (2010)
country comparison to the world: 134
[see also: Electricity - production country ranks ]
1.991 billion kWh (2010)
country comparison to the world: 135
[see also: Electricity - consumption country ranks ]
0 kWh (2009 est.)
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0 kWh (2009 est.)
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0 bbl/day (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 201
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19,000 bbl/day (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 131
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0 bbl/day (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 193
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18,420 bbl/day (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 116
[see also: Oil - imports country ranks ]
0 cu m (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 102
[see also: Natural gas - production country ranks ]
0 cu m (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 208
[see also: Natural gas - consumption country ranks ]
0 cu m (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 148
[see also: Natural gas - exports country ranks ]
0 cu m (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 97
[see also: Natural gas - imports country ranks ]
0 cu m (1 January 2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 169
[see also: Natural gas - proved reserves country ranks ]
-$401.1 million (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 102
[see also: Current account balance country ranks ]
$3.474 billion (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 123
[see also: Exports country ranks ]
electrical machinery, mechanical appliances, fish and crustaceans, pharmaceutical products, printed material
Germany 18.4%, France 15.7%, UK 9.1%, Italy 6.6%, Libya 6%, US 5.7% (2010)
$4.763 billion (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 127
[see also: Imports country ranks ]
mineral fuels and oils, electrical machinery, non-electrical machinery, aircraft and other transport equipment, plastic and other semi-manufactured goods; food, drink, tobacco
Italy 24.1%, UK 8.6%, Germany 8.5%, France 8.2%, Singapore 4.1% (2010)
$547.7 million (31 December 2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 150
[see also: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold country ranks ]
$48.79 billion (30 June 2011)
country comparison to the world: 57
[see also: Debt - external country ranks ]
$16.63 billion (31 December 2010)
country comparison to the world: 73
[see also: Stock of direct foreign investment - at home country ranks ]
$1.213 billion (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 71
[see also: Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad country ranks ]
euros (EUR) per US dollar -
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