Trade balance — all countries

Trade balance — Malta

Trade balance in Malta in 2025 — 5,333,520,408 US$. Ranked 35 in the world out of 138. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 7,927%.

2025 5.33B US$ +10.74% vs 2024
World rank 35of 138
Period maximum 5.33B US$2025
Period minimum -582M US$2005

Trend over time

1970–2025 · US$

Trade balance — Malta, 1970–2025-2B02B4B6B19701976198219881994200020062012201820241970: -68,142,942 US$1971: -61,986,597 US$1972: -61,774,795 US$1973: -62,259,200 US$1974: -99,432,696 US$1975: -59,993,261 US$1976: -58,480,763 US$1977: -84,484,241 US$1978: -55,386,977 US$1979: -52,368,834 US$1980: -68,421,805 US$1981: -99,913,852 US$1982: -184,698,771 US$1983: -161,480,876 US$1984: -154,887,929 US$1985: -163,781,149 US$1986: -136,180,751 US$1987: -155,645,960 US$1988: -192,017,662 US$1989: -218,943,320 US$1990: -326,478,010 US$1991: -288,604,453 US$1992: -209,911,400 US$1993: -251,442,063 US$1994: -293,201,783 US$1995: -238,175,913 US$1996: -377,358,760 US$1997: -230,914,545 US$1998: -257,667,149 US$1999: -189,982,920 US$2000: -365,846,769 US$2001: -179,473,822 US$2002: 111,893,306 US$2003: -198,399,029 US$2004: -347,634,362 US$2005: -581,872,109 US$2006: -275,097,630 US$2007: -247,086,108 US$2008: -257,259,840 US$2009: -130,767,129 US$2010: 92,362,415 US$2011: 279,486,380 US$2012: 229,131,653 US$2013: 853,701,526 US$2014: 1,492,958,952 US$2015: 1,164,602,425 US$2016: 1,560,110,092 US$2017: 2,861,362,900 US$2018: 3,004,613,279 US$2019: 2,609,085,691 US$2020: 2,878,532,251 US$2021: 3,451,945,869 US$2022: 2,275,954,022 US$2023: 4,154,774,701 US$2024: 4,816,376,610 US$2025: 5,333,520,408 US$
Change over the period: +5.4B (+7,926.96%)

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Malta

Malta 5.33B US$
Europe & Central Asia computed 864B US$
Southern Europe computed 97.93B US$
Trade balance — Malta, by year Malta All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 5.33B +517M +10.74%
2024 4.82B +662M +15.92%
2023 4.15B +1.88B +82.55%
2022 2.28B −1.18B −34.07%
2021 3.45B +573M +19.92%
2020 2.88B +269M +10.33%
2019 2.61B −396M −13.16%
2018 3B +143M +5.01%
2017 2.86B +1.3B +83.41%
2016 1.56B +396M +33.96%
2015 1.16B −328M −21.99%
2014 1.49B +639M +74.88%
2013 854M +625M +272.58%
2012 229M −50.35M −18.02%
2011 279M +187M +202.6%
2010 92.36M +223M +170.63%
2009 -131M +126M +49.17%
2008 -257M −10.17M −4.12%
2007 -247M +28.01M +10.18%
2006 -275M +307M +52.72%
2005 -582M −234M −67.38%
2004 -348M −149M −75.22%
2003 -198M −310M −277.31%
2002 112M +291M +162.35%
2001 -179M +186M +50.94%
2000 -366M −176M −92.57%
1999 -190M +67.68M +26.27%
1998 -258M −26.75M −11.59%
1997 -231M +146M +38.81%
1996 -377M −139M −58.44%
1995 -238M +55.03M +18.77%
1994 -293M −41.76M −16.61%
1993 -251M −41.53M −19.78%
1992 -210M +78.69M +27.27%
1991 -289M +37.87M +11.6%
1990 -326M −108M −49.12%
1989 -219M −26.93M −14.02%
1988 -192M −36.37M −23.37%
1987 -156M −19.47M −14.29%
1986 -136M +27.6M +16.85%
1985 -164M −8.89M −5.74%
1984 -155M +6.59M +4.08%
1983 -161M +23.22M +12.57%
1982 -185M −84.78M −84.86%
1981 -99.91M −31.49M −46.03%
1980 -68.42M −16.05M −30.65%
1979 -52.37M +3.02M +5.45%
1978 -55.39M +29.1M +34.44%
1977 -84.48M −26M −44.47%
1976 -58.48M +1.51M +2.52%
1975 -59.99M +39.44M +39.66%
1974 -99.43M −37.17M −59.71%
1973 -62.26M −484,405 −0.78%
1972 -61.77M +211,802 +0.34%
1971 -61.99M +6.16M +9.03%
1970 -68.14M

About the indicator

The balance of foreign trade in goods and services: exports minus imports. This is the largest part of the current account but not the whole of it — investment income and remittances do not enter the trade balance, and for countries with large transfers the two indicators move in opposite directions. A surplus is not in itself a sign of a healthy economy: a country importing equipment for construction will run a deficit precisely because it is investing in growth.

Important: Goods and services together. For countries with large service exports — tourism, transport, software — the merchandise balance can be negative while the overall balance is positive.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.