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Malta – Imports

Name: Malta Imports
Creator: World Bank
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Total value of goods and services purchased from the rest of the world, including merchandise, freight, insurance, and other commercial services. · World Bank

$25.0B +$2.3B from 2023 G20 rank: 68th · all-time high: $25.0B (2024)

APA

Malta Imports. HistorySaid. Retrieved March 10, 2026, from https://historysaid.com/malta/imports

BibTeX

@misc{historysaid_malta_imports,
  title = {Malta Imports},
  url = {https://historysaid.com/malta/imports},
  publisher = {HistorySaid},
  year = {2026}
}

Data & Projection▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2027* trend	$30.3B	–	–
2026* trend	$28.4B	–	–
2025* trend	$26.6B	–	–
2024	$25.0B	+$2.3B	68th
2023	$22.6B	+$1.2B	84th
2022	$21.4B	+$2.6B	93rd
2021	$18.8B	+$1.1B	95th
2020	$17.7B	+$107.3M	103rd
2019	$17.6B	+$1.1B	96th
2018	$16.5B	+$2.6B	93rd
2017	$14.0B	−$1.5B	95th
2016	$15.4B	+$5.3M	102nd
2015	$15.4B	+$69.2M	100th
2014	$15.4B	+$74.5M	100th
2013	$15.3B	+$515.8M	98th
2012	$14.8B	−$246.9M	100th
2011	$15.0B	+$1.6B	101st
2010	$13.5B	+$676.0M	104th
2009	$12.8B	−$620.7M	108th
2008	$13.4B	+$3.2B	99th
2007	$10.2B	+$1.5B	96th
2006	$8.7B	+$1.7B	94th
2005	$7.0B	+$545.1M	88th
2004	$6.4B	+$2.3B	82nd
2003	$4.1B	+$647.4M	72nd
2002	$3.5B	+$144.2M	71st
2001	$3.3B	−$658.5M	67th
2000	$4.0B	+$551.5M	69th
1999	$3.4B	+$224.5M	66th
1998	$3.2B	+$157.5M	63rd
1997	$3.1B	−$261.8M	66th
1996	$3.3B	−$145.3M	68th
1995	$3.5B	+$559.2M	69th
1994	$2.9B	+$326.9M	73rd
1993	$2.6B	−$130.8M	72nd
1992	$2.7B	+$269.5M	73rd
1991	$2.4B	+$158.6M	72nd
1990	$2.3B	+$522.4M	68th
1989	$1.8B	+$126.5M	63rd
1988	$1.6B	+$251.0M	63rd
1987	$1.4B	+$316.6M	58th
1986	$1.1B	+$176.4M	52nd
1985	$890.5M	+$41.6M	49th
1984	$849.0M	−$17.7M	46th
1983	$866.7M	−$88.6M	44th
1982	$955.3M	−$66.5M	45th
1981	$1.0B	−$105.9M	41st
1980	$1.1B	+$269.2M	46th
1979	$858.4M	+$211.0M	40th
1978	$647.4M	+$75.8M	35th
1977	$571.6M	+$109.2M	32nd
1976	$462.4M	+$50.0M	22nd
1975	$412.4M	+$25.7M	15th
1974	$386.8M	+$122.1M	10th
1973	$264.6M	+$64.2M	4th
1972	$200.5M	+$16.7M	4th
1971	$183.7M	–	4th

Show all years (1971–2024)

* Linear trend extrapolation from last 5 data points

Detected Pattern▾

Export Boom Cycle

Current account surplus with strong export growth (>15% YoY), reserve accumulation, and moderate GDP growth. Typical of commodity exporters during price surges.

Reserves YoY +15.9% GDP growth 6.8% C/A balance 7.1%

This pattern occurred 682 times in G20 history, 460 successful

United Arab Emirates 2024

Reserves YoY

+25.6%

GDP growth

4.0%

C/A balance

14.5%

Guatemala 2024

Reserves YoY

+14.6%

GDP growth

3.7%

C/A balance

2.9%

Cambodia 2024

Reserves YoY

+12.6%

GDP growth

6.0%

C/A balance

0.5%

Sri Lanka 2024

Reserves YoY

+38.3%

GDP growth

5.0%

C/A balance

1.2%

Lesotho 2024

Reserves YoY

+18.0%

GDP growth

2.9%

C/A balance

3.9%

Lithuania 2024

Reserves YoY

+20.1%

GDP growth

2.8%

C/A balance

3.3%

HistorySaid

Over the last decade, Malta's imports averaged $18.5B. The 2024 figure of $25.0B is above this long-run average. Based on recent trends, HistorySaid estimates $26.6B by 2025.