Malta — GDP growth
GDP Growth (Annual %) for Malta, 1971–2025.
GDP growth for Malta was 3.96% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 55 years, from 1971 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 19.68% in 2000. The lowest was -3.46% in 2020 (about -1.1× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.89% per year.
Malta ranks 80 of 212 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 38%. The median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 2.93%, so Malta sits above it. It peaked in 2000 and has fallen 80% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 59%. Within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan it ranks 8 of 23 economies; Algeria (3.82%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 607% in 2005. That is 39% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1971 level: doubled by 1972. Doubling roughly every 78 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 105th of 142 in 1971 → 36th of 152 in 1980 → 39th of 176 in 1990 → 3rd of 199 in 2000 → 61st of 209 in 2010 → 97th of 209 in 2020 → 72nd of 186 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1971 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.96% | -2.3 pp |
| 2024 | 6.21% | -4.4 pp |
| 2023 | 10.63% | +8.0 pp |
| 2022 | 2.59% | -10.8 pp |
| 2021 | 13.35% | +16.8 pp |
| 2020 | -3.46% | -7.5 pp |
| 2019 | 4.09% | -3.1 pp |
| 2018 | 7.19% | -5.8 pp |
| 2017 | 12.97% | +8.9 pp |
| 2016 | 4.08% | -5.5 pp |
| 2015 | 9.62% | +2.0 pp |
| 2014 | 7.63% | +1.3 pp |
| 2013 | 6.29% | +2.2 pp |
| 2012 | 4.1% | +3.1 pp |
| 2011 | 0.99% | -5.2 pp |
| 2010 | 6.2% | +7.6 pp |
| 2009 | -1.4% | -5.8 pp |
| 2008 | 4.41% | -0.6 pp |
| 2007 | 5.04% | +2.7 pp |
| 2006 | 2.34% | -0.5 pp |
| 2005 | 2.88% | +2.5 pp |
| 2004 | 0.41% | -3.3 pp |
| 2003 | 3.69% | +1.0 pp |
| 2002 | 2.74% | +3.5 pp |
| 2001 | -0.76% | -20.4 pp |
| 2000 | 19.68% | +15.0 pp |
| 1999 | 4.72% | -0.4 pp |
| 1998 | 5.13% | -0.1 pp |
| 1997 | 5.26% | +1.5 pp |
| 1996 | 3.78% | -2.6 pp |
| 1995 | 6.34% | +0.7 pp |
| 1994 | 5.65% | +1.2 pp |
| 1993 | 4.48% | -0.2 pp |
| 1992 | 4.69% | -1.6 pp |
| 1991 | 6.26% | -0.0 pp |
| 1990 | 6.29% | -1.9 pp |
| 1989 | 8.18% | -0.2 pp |
| 1988 | 8.41% | +4.3 pp |
| 1987 | 4.11% | +0.2 pp |
| 1986 | 3.89% | +1.3 pp |
| 1985 | 2.59% | +1.6 pp |
| 1984 | 0.94% | +1.6 pp |
| 1983 | -0.61% | -2.9 pp |
| 1982 | 2.28% | -1.0 pp |
| 1981 | 3.31% | -3.7 pp |
| 1980 | 7.05% | -3.4 pp |
| 1979 | 10.49% | -0.7 pp |
| 1978 | 11.16% | -1.0 pp |
| 1977 | 12.18% | -4.8 pp |
| 1976 | 17.02% | -2.5 pp |
| 1975 | 19.56% | +9.5 pp |
| 1974 | 10.04% | +5.9 pp |
| 1973 | 4.15% | -1.7 pp |
| 1972 | 5.84% | +3.4 pp |
| 1971 | 2.45% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Malta’s GDP growth in 1972?
5.84% (1972). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Malta’s GDP growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1971 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +61.4% in total — about 0.9% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 3.96%; 2024: 6.21%; 2023: 10.63%; 2022: 2.59%; 2021: 13.35%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG — GDP Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.