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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.
Central Bank of Malta
USD 1.0 billion (2018)
International Monetary Fund (IMF), data retrieved October 2019
2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
4% | 3.3% | -2.4% | 3.5% | 1.4% | 2.7% | 4.6% |
2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017* | 2018* | ||
8.6% | 10.6% | 5.7% | 6.7% | 6.4% |
*Estimate
1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2010 | 2019* |
N/A | N/A | 0.02% | 0.01% | 0.02% |
*Estimate
(2018 estimate)
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2017* | 2018* |
1.2% | 0.9% | 1.3% | 1.7% | 1.7% |
*Estimate
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018* | 2019* |
5.4% | 4.7% | 4% | 3.7% | 3.8% |
*Estimate
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018* | 2019* |
57.8% | 55.5% | 50.3% | 45.2% | 42.3% |
*Estimate
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018* | 2019* |
-1.1% | 0.9% | 3.4% | 2% | 0.5% |
*Estimate
Standard & Poor's: A-
Moody's: A2
Standard & Poor's / Moody's
2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
USD 4.4 billion | USD 5.2 billion | USD 5.1 billion |
9.8 % (2018 estimate)
144.6% (2018)
0.02% (2018)
0.26% (2018)
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 17.3%, France 10.2%, Italy 9.4%, Singapore 5.9%, Hong Kong 5.8%, US 5.7%, Japan 4.9%, Libya 4.5% (2017)
Italy 23%, Germany 7.9%, UK 7.7%, Spain 5%, Canada 4.5%, US 4.3%, France 4.2% (2017)
2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
USD 4,246 million | USD 3,566 million | USD 4,061 million |
2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
USD -5,294 million | USD -7,052 million | USD -7,326 million |
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
USD 2,699.8 million | USD -1,139.4 million | USD 115.4 million | USD 0.8 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:
88 out of 190 countries
Subcategories:
Starting a Business: 86 out of 190 countries
Dealing with Construction Permits: 57 out of 190 countries
Getting Electricity: 73 out of 190 countries
Registering Property: 152 out of 190 countries
Getting Credit: 144 out of 190 countries
Protecting Minority Investors: 51 out of 190 countries
Paying Taxes: 78 out of 190 countries
Trading across Borders: 48 out of 190 countries
Enforcing Contracts: 41 out of 190 countries
Resolving Insolvency: 121 out of 190 countries
38 out of 141 countries
(2019)
Ranking: 41 / Score: 68.6 (Moderately free)
(100=totally free 0=totally repressed)
Maltese (official) 90.1%, English (official) 6%, multilingual 3%, other 0.9% (2005 est.)
1990 | 2000 | 2010 | 2015 | 2020* |
0.35 million | 0.39 million | 0.41 million | 0.44 million | 0.49 million |
*Estimate
1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2018 |
90.1% | 89.8% | 92.4% | 94.6% |
Total population: 94.4%
Male: 93.1%
Female: 95.8%
Definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
0.2% (last available estimate, 2015)
29.4 (last available estimate, 2015)
Free
Political Rights: 2
Civil Liberties: 1 (2019)
(1 represents the most free, 7 the least free rating)
Fixed: 58.2% Mobile: 140.2% (2018)
(fixed-telephone subscribers and mobile-cellular subscribers)