Malta — Inflation
Inflation, Consumer Prices (Annual %) for Malta, 1960–2025.
Inflation for Malta was 2.36% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 66 years, from 1960 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 15.75% in 1980. The lowest was -0.88% in 1983 (about -2.7× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -0.55% per year.
Malta ranks 114 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 61%. The median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 2.04%, so Malta sits above it. It peaked in 1980 and has fallen 85% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 115%. Within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan it ranks 10 of 23 economies; Kuwait (2.36%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 1721% in 1977. That is 12% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1960 level: doubled by 1973.
World ranking. Slipped: 24th of 63 in 1960 → 54th of 92 in 1970 → 46th of 106 in 1980 → 111th of 131 in 1990 → 107th of 163 in 2000 → 141st of 186 in 2010 → 124th of 178 in 2020 → 99th of 169 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1960 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.36% | +0.7 pp |
| 2024 | 1.65% | -3.4 pp |
| 2023 | 5.09% | -1.1 pp |
| 2022 | 6.15% | +4.7 pp |
| 2021 | 1.5% | +0.9 pp |
| 2020 | 0.64% | -1.0 pp |
| 2019 | 1.64% | +0.5 pp |
| 2018 | 1.16% | -0.2 pp |
| 2017 | 1.36% | +0.7 pp |
| 2016 | 0.64% | -0.5 pp |
| 2015 | 1.1% | +0.8 pp |
| 2014 | 0.31% | -0.9 pp |
| 2013 | 1.18% | -1.2 pp |
| 2012 | 2.38% | -0.6 pp |
| 2011 | 2.96% | +1.4 pp |
| 2010 | 1.52% | -0.6 pp |
| 2009 | 2.08% | -2.2 pp |
| 2008 | 4.26% | +3.0 pp |
| 2007 | 1.25% | -1.5 pp |
| 2006 | 2.77% | -0.2 pp |
| 2005 | 3.01% | +0.2 pp |
| 2004 | 2.79% | +1.5 pp |
| 2003 | 1.3% | -0.9 pp |
| 2002 | 2.19% | -0.7 pp |
| 2001 | 2.93% | +0.6 pp |
| 2000 | 2.37% | +0.2 pp |
| 1999 | 2.13% | -0.3 pp |
| 1998 | 2.39% | -0.7 pp |
| 1997 | 3.11% | +1.1 pp |
| 1996 | 2.05% | -2.4 pp |
| 1995 | 4.43% | +0.3 pp |
| 1994 | 4.13% | -0.0 pp |
| 1993 | 4.14% | +2.5 pp |
| 1992 | 1.63% | -0.9 pp |
| 1991 | 2.54% | -0.4 pp |
| 1990 | 2.98% | +2.1 pp |
| 1989 | 0.85% | -0.1 pp |
| 1988 | 0.94% | +0.5 pp |
| 1987 | 0.43% | -1.6 pp |
| 1986 | 2.03% | +2.3 pp |
| 1985 | -0.24% | +0.2 pp |
| 1984 | -0.44% | +0.4 pp |
| 1983 | -0.88% | -6.7 pp |
| 1982 | 5.82% | -5.7 pp |
| 1981 | 11.51% | -4.2 pp |
| 1980 | 15.75% | +8.6 pp |
| 1979 | 7.15% | +2.4 pp |
| 1978 | 4.71% | -5.3 pp |
| 1977 | 10.04% | +9.5 pp |
| 1976 | 0.55% | -8.2 pp |
| 1975 | 8.79% | +1.5 pp |
| 1974 | 7.26% | -0.4 pp |
| 1973 | 7.69% | +4.3 pp |
| 1972 | 3.37% | +1.0 pp |
| 1971 | 2.32% | -1.4 pp |
| 1970 | 3.72% | +1.4 pp |
| 1969 | 2.33% | +0.3 pp |
| 1968 | 2.04% | +1.3 pp |
| 1967 | 0.69% | +0.2 pp |
| 1966 | 0.52% | -1.1 pp |
| 1965 | 1.6% | -0.6 pp |
| 1964 | 2.18% | +0.3 pp |
| 1963 | 1.88% | +1.7 pp |
| 1962 | 0.17% | -2.3 pp |
| 1961 | 2.51% | -0.9 pp |
| 1960 | 3.38% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Malta’s Inflation in 1961?
2.51% (1961). 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 Inflation growing or shrinking?
Between 1960 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -30.2% in total — about 0.6% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator FP.CPI.TOTL.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: 2.36%; 2024: 1.65%; 2023: 5.09%; 2022: 6.15%; 2021: 1.5%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG — Inflation, Consumer Prices (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.