
Debt Boom Raises Specter Of Risk
Corporate borrowing remains high, despite fears of a pending recession. Still, post-crisis rules may be mitigating the risks.
Browse additional economic indicators and data sets, selected by Global Finance editors, to learn more about Malta economic outlook, debt to GDP ratio, international trade performance and population trends. Rankings of Malta best banks and safest banks are also available.
Taxes paid by corporations can be measured in a number of ways, including the marginal corporate tax rate and the total taxes paid as a percentage of profits.
USD 0.7 billion (2016)
International Monetary Fund (IMF), data retrieved January 2017
USD 11.2 billion (2017, estimate)
Intl$ 17.2 billion (2017, estimate)
2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
1.9% | 3.9% | 3.3% | -2.4% | 3.5% | 1.8% | 2.8% |
2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016* | 2017* | ||
4.5% | 3.5% | 6.2% | 4.1% | 3.4% |
*Estimate
USD 25,816.1 (2017, estimate)
1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2010 | 2017* |
N/A | N/A | 0.02% | 0.01% | 0.01% |
*Estimate
(2015 estimate)
2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016* | 2017* |
1.0% | 0.8% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.5% |
*Estimate
2013 | 2014 | 2015* | 2016* | 2017* |
6.4% | 5.8% | 5.4% | 4.8% | 4.9% |
*Estimate
2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016* | 2017* |
68.4% | 67% | 64% | 62.2% | 59.7% |
*Estimate
2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016* | 2017* |
-2.6% | -2% | -1.5% | -0.8% | -0.7% |
*Estimate
Standard & Poor's: A-
Moody's: A3
Standard & Poor's / Moody's (Updated January 2017)
2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
USD 4.2 billion | USD 3.6 billion | USD 4.4 billion |
5.8% (2017 estimate)
140.6% (2015)
0.02% (2015)
0.2% (2015)
Machinery and mechanical appliances; mineral fuels, oils and petroleum products; pharmaceutical products; books and newspapers; aircraft/spacecraft and parts; toys, games, and sports equipment
Mineral fuels, oils and products; electrical machinery; aircraft/spacecraft and parts thereof; machinery and mechanical appliances; plastic and other semi-manufactured goods; vehicles and parts
Germany 13.3%, France 10.2%, Hong Kong 7.4%, Singapore 7.3%, UK 6.4%, US 5.8%, Italy 5.6%, Japan 4.7% (2015)
Italy 23%, Netherlands 8.4%, UK 7.5%, Germany 6.8%, Canada 6.1%, China 4.1%, France 4% (2015)
2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
USD 12,201 million | USD 11,580 million | USD 9,532 million |
2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
USD 2,651 million | USD 2,366 million | USD -215 million |
2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
USD 25.4 million | USD 22.4 million | USD 14.7 million | USD 2693.4 million |
N/A
N/A
Economies are ranked on their ease of doing business. A high ease of doing business ranking means the regulatory environment is more conducive to the starting and operation of a local firm.
Overall ranking: 76 out of 190 countries (2017)
Subcategories:
Starting a business: 132 out of 190 countries
Enforcing Contracts: 58 out of 190 countries
Registering Property: 147 out of 190 countries
Getting Credit: 139 out of 190 countries
Protecting Minority Investors: 32 out of 190 countries
Trading Across Borders: 40 out of 190 countries
Paying Taxes: 33 out of 190 countries
Dealing with Construction Permits: 82 out of 190 countries
Getting Electricity: 77 out of 190 countries
Resolving Insolvency: 84 out of 190 countries
40 out of 138 countries
(2016-2017)
Ranking: 55 / Score: 66.7 (Moderately free) (2016)
(100=totally free 0=totally repressed)
Maltese (official) 90.1%, English (official) 6%, multilingual 3%, other 0.9% (2005 est.)
1990 | 2000 | 2010 | 2016* | 2021* |
0.352 million | 0.38 million | 0.414 million | 0.431 million | 0.436 million |
*Estimate
1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2015 |
90% | 90% | 92% | 95% |
Total population: 94.4%
Male: 93.1%
Female: 95.8% (2015 est.)
(age 15 and over can read and write)
Political Rights: 1
Civil Liberties: 1 (2017)
(1 represents the most free, 7 the least free rating)
Fixed 53.39% Mobile 129.30% (2015)
(fixed-telephone subscribers and mobile-cellular subscribers)