Malta’s free market economy – the smallest economy in the euro-zone – relies heavily on trade in both goods and services, principally with Europe. Malta produces less than a quarter of its food needs, has limited fresh water supplies, and has few domestic energy sources. Malta's economy is dependent on foreign trade, manufacturing, and tourism. Malta joined the EU in 2004 and adopted the euro on 1 January 2008. Malta has weathered the euro-zone crisis better than most EU member states due to a low debt-to-GDP ratio and financially sound banking sector. It...
GDP | Reference | Last | Previous | Units | Frequency |
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Private Consumption | 2020 Q3 | 1,509,482 | 1,152,168 | Ths. EUR, NSA | Quarterly |
Real Private Consumption | 2020 Q3 | 1,422,532 | 1,083,043 | Ths. Ch. 2015 EUR, NSA | Quarterly |
Government Consumption | 2020 Q3 | 668,496 | 687,594 | Ths. EUR, NSA | Quarterly |
Real Gross Domestic Product | 2020 Q3 | 2,910,502 | 2,603,080 | Ths. Ch. 2015 EUR, NSA | Quarterly |
Real Fixed Investment (gross fixed capital formation) | 2020 Q3 | 602,934 | 616,143 | Ths. Ch. 2015 EUR, NSA | Quarterly |
Real Government Consumption | 2020 Q3 | 595,857 | 613,212 | Ths. Ch. 2015 EUR, NSA | Quarterly |
Nominal Fixed Investment (gross fixed capital formation) | 2020 Q3 | 681,322 | 723,293 | Ths. EUR, NSA | Quarterly |
Investment | 2020 Q3 | 681,322 | 723,293 | Ths. EUR, NSA | Quarterly |
Nominal Gross Domestic Product | 2020 Q3 | 3,221,348 | 2,857,500 | Ths. EUR, NSA | Quarterly |
Real Investment | 2020 Q3 | 650,931 | 692,950 | Ths. Ch. 2015 EUR, NSA | Quarterly |
Price | Reference | Last | Previous | Units | Frequency |
Consumer Price Index (CPI) | Dec 2020 | 103.61 | 103.93 | Index 2015=100, NSA | Monthly |
Producer Price Index (PPI) | Nov 2020 | 107.8 | 107.94 | Index 2015=100, NSA | Monthly |
Labor | Reference | Last | Previous | Units | Frequency |
Labor Force Employment | 2020 Q3 | 259,731 | 259,523 | #, NSA | Quarterly |
Unemployment | 2020 Q3 | 12,589 | 12,031 | #, NSA | Quarterly |
Total Employment | 2020 Q3 | 259,731 | 259,523 | #, NSA | Quarterly |
Labor Force | 2020 Q3 | 272,320 | 271,554 | #, NSA | Quarterly |
Unemployment Rate | Jan 2020 | 0.7 | 0.72 | %, NSA | Monthly |
Agriculture Employment | 2017 | 2,766 | 2,870 | # | Annual |
Wage & Salaries | 2010 | 16,575 | 16,901 | EUR, NSA | Annual |
Trade | Reference | Last | Previous | Units | Frequency |
Exports of Goods | Nov 2020 | 326.71 | 255.69 | Euro million, NSA | Monthly |
Imports of Goods | Nov 2020 | 365.16 | 339.89 | Euro million, NSA | Monthly |
Balance of Goods | Nov 2020 | -38.45 | -84.2 | Euro million, NSA | Monthly |
Real Exports of Goods and Services | 2020 Q3 | 4,132,897 | 4,023,281 | Ths. Ch. 2015 EUR, NSA | Quarterly |
Exports of Goods and Services | 2020 Q3 | 4,499,014 | 4,324,878 | Ths. EUR, NSA | Quarterly |
Imports of Goods and Services | 2020 Q3 | 4,179,857 | 4,075,239 | Ths. EUR, NSA | Quarterly |
Net Exports | 2020 Q3 | 319,156 | 249,639 | Ths. EUR, NSA | Quarterly |
Real Imports of Goods and Services | 2020 Q3 | 3,931,384 | 3,859,917 | Ths. Ch. 2015 EUR, NSA | Quarterly |
Real Net Exports | 2020 Q3 | 201,512 | 163,363 | Ths. Ch. 2015 EUR, NSA | Quarterly |
Current Account Balance | 2020 Q3 | -107,007 | -352,282 | Ths. EUR, NSA | Quarterly |
Government | Reference | Last | Previous | Units | Frequency |
Outstanding Public Debt | Nov 2020 | 6,756,428 | 6,504,128 | Ths. Euros, NSA | Monthly |
Outstanding Public Debt - Foreign | Nov 2020 | 120,839 | 838.95 | Ths. Euros, NSA | Monthly |
Government Revenues | Nov 2020 | 413,818 | 387,922 | Euro. Thousands, NSA | Monthly |
Government Expenditures | Nov 2020 | 505,620 | 491,155 | Euro. Thousands, NSA | Monthly |
Gross External Debt | 2020 Q2 | 0 | 0 | USD, NSA | Quarterly |
Markets | Reference | Last | Previous | Units | Frequency |
Average Long-term Government Bond | Dec 2020 | 0.27 | 0.37 | % p.a., NSA | Monthly |
Money Market Rate | Nov 2020 | -0.47 | -0.47 | % p.a., NSA | Monthly |
Stock Market Index | Nov 2020 | 3,708 | 3,468 | Index, NSA | Monthly |
Treasury Bills (over 31 days) | Nov 2020 | -0.48 | -0.49 | % p.a., NSA | Monthly |
Lending Rate | Feb 2013 | 4.69 | 4.72 | % p.a., NSA | Monthly |
Real Estate | Reference | Last | Previous | Units | Frequency |
House Price Index | 2020 Q1 | 125.14 | 130.81 | Index 2015=100, NSA | Quarterly |
Consumer | Reference | Last | Previous | Units | Frequency |
Consumer Confidence | Nov 2020 | -10.7 | -9.4 | SA | Monthly |
Retail Sales | 2020 Q3 | 112.7 | 103.6 | 2010=100 Index, SA | Quarterly |
Personal Income | 2019 | 34,627 | 33,572 | EUR, NSA | Annual |
Business | Reference | Last | Previous | Units | Frequency |
Capacity Utilization | 2020 Q4 | 73.5 | 68 | %, SA | Quarterly |
Industrial Production | Nov 2020 | 102.8 | 104.8 | Index 2015=100, SA | Monthly |
Business Confidence | Nov 2020 | -30 | -10.3 | SA | Monthly |
Change in Inventories | 2020 Q3 | 46,810 | 75,264 | Ths. EUR, NSA | Quarterly |
Real Change in Inventories | 2009 | -14,743,020 | 40,522,741 | NCU | Annual |
Demographics | Reference | Last | Previous | Units | Frequency |
Deaths | 2018 | 3,688 | 3,571 | #, NSA | Annual |
Population | 2018 | 493,559 | 475,701 | # | Annual |
Net Migration | 2017 | 4,501 | # | Annual | |
Death Rate | 2015 | 8 | 7.7 | # per Ths. pop. | Annual |
Birth Rate | 2013 | 9.5 | # per Ths. pop. | Annual |