Malta: Exports, percent of GDP

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 Malta

Exports of goods and services as percent of GDP

 Latest value 166.71
 Year 2023
 Measure percent
 Data availability 1970 - 2023
 Average 106.60
 Min - Max 44.18 - 173.80
 Source The World Bank
The latest value from 2023 is 166.71 percent, an increase from 165.99 percent in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 45.76 percent, based on data from 138 countries. Historically, the average for Malta from 1970 to 2023 is 106.6 percent. The minimum value, 44.18 percent, was reached in 1970 while the maximum of 173.8 percent was recorded in 2020. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Malta - Exports, percent of GDP - Recent values chart

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Malta - Exports, percent of GDP - historical chart - 1970-2023




The exports of Malta and other countries are calculated as the total amount of goods and services produced at home and sold abroad. Exports are often reported as percent of GDP so that we can evaluate their magnitude relative to the size of the economy.

If exports are about 15 percent or less of GDP the economy is considered relatively closed as only 15 percent of its products are sold internationally. That, for example, applies to the U.S. In contrast, many small European countries export over 40 percent of their production. They are considered more open to international trade.
Definition: Exports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services provided to the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments.

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 Related indicators Latest Reference Measure
 Terms of trade 104.12 2021 percent
 Trade openness 314.00 2023 percent
 Financial openness 2.299 2021 index points
 Exports, percent of GDP 166.71 2023 percent
 Exports, billion dollars 34.94 2023 billion U.S. dollars
 Growth of exports 8.67 2023 percent
 Imports, percent of GDP 147.29 2023 percent
 Imports, billion dollars 30.87 2023 billion U.S. dollars
 Foreign Direct Investment, percent of GDP 99.73 2023 percent
 Foreign Direct Investment, billion dollars 4.83 2022 billion U.S. dollars
 Portfolio investment inflows, equities 309.94 2022 million dollars (current)
 Current account, percent of GDP 0.90 2023 percent
 Current account, in dollars -1.02 2022 billion U.S. dollars
 Trade balance, percent of GDP 19.42 2023 percent
 Trade balance, in dollars 1.53 2022 billion U.S. dollars
 Reserves 1.22 2023 billion U.S. dollars
 Remittances, percent of GDP 1.11 2023 percent
 Remittances 233.09 2023 million U.S. dollars
 Net errors and omissions -1,216.76 2022 million USD
 Foreign exchange reserves 1.35 9/2024 billion
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