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Malta · data for latest available · data as of 26 October 2026 · printed 27 Oct 2026
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Malta

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Capital Valletta High income Nation age 62 years (since 1964) i MLT · MT
NationsTree Index 2025 i72.929th of 196 Tree height 2025 i4.3 msee ranking Military strength i11percentile
Population i579,704170th of 217 Area i315 km²199th of 216 GDP i$27.77 bn118th of 210 GDP (PPP) i$41.86 bn intl.140th of 199 GDP per person (PPP) i$72,210 intl.27th of 199 Life expectancy i83.0 years25th of 217
Index pillars
Foundations · roots i80
Strength · trunk i39
Quality of life · crown i85
Problems (higher = fewer) · dry branches i78
Direction (5-year change) · new shoots i83
CSV

In short

Malta is 29th of 196 countries in the NationsTree Index, with a score of 72.9 out of 100; its tree is 4.3 m tall.

It has 579,704 people and an economy of $41.86 bn at purchasing power parity, 140th of 199 in the world.

Its strongest positions: Access to electricity (1st of 215), Safely managed sanitation (1st of 144) and High-tech exports (9th of 168).

Its weakest positions: Renewable freshwater per person (171st of 183), Renewable energy (155th of 212) and CO₂ emissions per person (113th of 203).

Over five years it climbed from 42nd to 29th in the index.

All data

Data as of 26 October 2026

Latest available value for each indicator, with its year. World rank is among countries with recent data (last 5 years of the series).

Land & people

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Surface area ikm² 315 199th/216
Land area ikm² 315 198th/216
Population ipeople 579,704 170th/217
Population growth i% 1.89% 53rd/217
Population density ipeople/km² 1,805.0 7th/216
Urban population i% 95.7% 16th/217
Population aged 0–14 i% 12.9% 205th/217
Population aged 65+ i% 20.5% 33rd/217

Economy

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GDP iUSD $27.77 bn 118th/210
GDP (PPP) iintl. USD $41.86 bn 140th/199
Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) iintl. USD 2021 $36.90 bn 137th/199
GDP per person iUSD $47,907 35th/210
GDP per person (PPP) iintl. USD $72,210 27th/199
GNI per person (Atlas) iUSD $41,440 32nd/201
GDP growth i% 4.0% 80th/210
Inflation i% 2.4% 73rd/180
Unemployment i% 2.9% 37th/187
Central government debt i% of GDP 30.0%1994
General government gross debt i% of GDP 46.2% 77th/189
Government budget balance i% of GDP -2.2% 84th/192

Main industries

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Agriculture, forestry, fishing i% of GDP 0.5% 184th/197
Industry incl. construction i% of GDP 10.1% 184th/200
Manufacturing i% of GDP 5.3% 148th/192
Services i% of GDP 81.3% 11th/200

Trade

74
Exports of goods & services iUSD $33.08 bn 79th/182
Imports of goods & services iUSD $27.75 bn 86th/182
Exports i% of GDP 119.1% 6th/183
Imports i% of GDP 99.9% 8th/183
Trade openness i% of GDP 219.0% 6th/183
Fuel exports i% of merchandise exports 8.6% 55th/170
Manufactures exports i% of merchandise exports 79.8% 20th/171
Food exports i% of merchandise exports 9.9% 116th/171
Ores & metals exports i% of merchandise exports 0.7% 145th/171
High-tech exports i% of manufactured exports 45.2% 9th/168
Current account balance i% of GDP 8.6% 22nd/191
Foreign direct investment, inflows i% of GDP 51.7% 1st/196

Natural resources

40
Natural resource rents i% of GDP 0.0% 187th/209
Oil rents i% of GDP 0.00% 120th/197
Natural gas rents i% of GDP 0.00% 100th/197
Coal rents i% of GDP 0.00% 68th/195
Mineral rents i% of GDP 0.00% 91st/209
Forest rents i% of GDP 0.00% 183rd/209
Arable land i% of land area 22.2% 47th/206
Renewable freshwater per person im³ 95 171st/183

Tourism

30
International tourist arrivals iarrivals 718,000 108th/194
Tourism receipts iUSD $1.19 bn2007
Tourism receipts i% of exports 11.5%2007
Outbound trips idepartures 218,000 91st/107

Society & health

80
Life expectancy iyears 83.0 25th/217
Under-5 mortality iper 1,000 births 5.3 42nd/196
Physicians iper 1,000 people 4.51 16th/174
Hospital beds iper 1,000 people 4.1 35th/145
DPT immunization i% of children 12–23 months 97% 29th/193
Completed lower secondary, 25+ i% of adults 93.7% 33rd/153
Secondary enrolment i% gross 103.0% 50th/173
Old-age dependency ratio i% of working-age population 30.9% 39th/217
Health spending i% of GDP 8.8% 48th/193
Adult literacy i% 93.3%2011
Tertiary enrolment i% gross 80.5% 25th/150
Human Development Index iindex 0–1 0.924 24th/193
Income inequality (Gini) iindex 31.8 34th/108
Extreme poverty i% of population 0.4% 27th/108

Infrastructure & digital

86
Access to electricity i% of population 100.0% 1st/215
Safely managed drinking water i% of population 99.8% 16th/150
Safely managed sanitation i% of population 100.0% 1st/144
Internet users i% of population 93.9% 34th/186
Mobile subscriptions iper 100 people 142 37th/210
Fixed broadband iper 100 people 44.5 16th/208
Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) iscore 1–5 3.70 24th/164
Air passengers carried ipassengers 2.4 m 76th/161

Environment & energy

41
CO₂ emissions per person it CO₂e 3.18 113th/203
Renewable energy i% of final energy use 8.6% 155th/212
Air pollution (PM2.5) iµg/m³ 10.8 51st/200
Forest area i% of land area 1.5% 192nd/214
Energy use per person ikg oil eq. 1,370 81st/149

Institutions & safety

76
Government effectiveness iscore 0–100 68.0 54th/205
Control of corruption iscore 0–100 51.6 81st/207
Rule of law iscore 0–100 69.6 56th/207
Political stability iscore 0–100 83.8 39th/207
Regulatory quality iscore 0–100 62.5 62nd/205
Voice & accountability iscore 0–100 75.7 41st/205
Homicide rate iper 100,000 0.6 13th/145

Military

23
Military expenditure iUSD $124.7 m 134th/156
Military expenditure i% of GDP 0.4% 147th/156
Military expenditure i% of government spending 1.3% 149th/154
Armed forces personnel ipeople 2,000 154th/170
Armed forces personnel i% of labour force 0.73% 93rd/168
Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 45.0 m 66th/163
Arms exports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 5.0 m2015

Science & innovation

41
R&D spending i% of GDP 0.65% 54th/110
Patent applications by residents iapplications 9 107th/137
Scientific articles iarticles 498 100th/197

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Sources

Figures on this page come from: World Bank — World Development Indicators, International Monetary Fund — World Economic Outlook (DataMapper), Global Change Data Lab (Our World in Data) — Our World in Data, World Bank — Worldwide Governance Indicators . Nation age: Wikidata P571 (inception) (source). Every value is stored with its year and source series; see Sources & licences and Methodology.

Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Malta — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/malta. Data as of 26 October 2026.

All figures come from official statistics published by public institutions (World Bank WDI and WGI, compiling UN agencies, IMF, WHO and national statistical offices). Each value carries its year; ranks are positions among countries with data.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Malta — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/malta. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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