Economic Indicators for Malta


LastPreviousHighestLowestUnit
Current account balance6.38-5.5512.48-11.81Percentage of GDP
Consumer price Index129.29123.02129.2930.40
Inflation ( exchange rates & prices )5.096.1515.75-0.88Percentage (%)
Lending interest rate4.714.708.094.47%
Interest rates2.372.5018.38-1.49Percentage (%)
Central Government Debt69.8166.6469.8146.91% of GDP
Budget ( government finance )108.58109.90113.20103.70
Human Capital Index0.710.710.710.68Scale, 0-1
New businesses registered2,756.003,261.005,756.002,380.00Number
Time required to start a business20.5016.0038.5016.00Days
Time required to build a warehouse179.00179.00179.00167.00Days
Armed forces Personnel2,000.002,000.002,130.00800.00Total
Exports of goods and services122.77128.57136.1859.81Percentage (% of GDP)
Imports of goods and services104.69115.10120.7073.66Percentage (% of GDP)
GDP2118210USD Billions
GDP Growth5.618.0819.68-8.16Percentage (%)
Hospital beds4.384.119.464.11Per 1,000 people
Physicians5.492.725.491.17Per 1,000 people
Labor force313,276.00294,783.00313,276.00138,799.00Total
Unemployment with advanced education2.132.092.971.28Percentage (%)
Fertility rate1.151.132.271.13Total
Population1111Thousands