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Prices & public finance · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan · High income
Malta: prices, money and public finance
Inflation is 2.4% (2025), 108th of 180 in the world and 8th of 21 in the Middle East & North Africa. GDP deflator is 2.2% (2025), 145th of 209 in the world and 10th of 22 in the Middle East & North Africa. Lending rate is 4.7% (2013).
Inflation
MaltaMiddle East, North Africa, A…High incomeWorld
GDP deflator
MaltaMiddle East, North Africa, A…High incomeWorld
11 indicators
Prices & public finance: Malta in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| InflationInflation, consumer prices, annual % | 2.4%2025 | 108/180 | 8/21 | 2.4% | 1.5% | 0.6% | +1.3 ppsince 2015 | 2.0% | 2.3% | 3.0% | |
| GDP deflatorInflation, GDP deflator, annual % | 2.2%2025 | 145/209 | 10/22 | -9.9% | 2.8% | 1.9% | −2.0 ppsince 2015 | 2.2% | 2.6% | 3.3% | |
| Lending rateLending interest rate, % | 4.7%2013 | — | — | 7.3% | 4.6% | · | −1.1 ppsince 2003 | — | — | — | |
| Real interest rateReal interest rate, % | 2.4%2013 | — | — | 19.1% | 1.8% | · | −1.3 ppsince 2003 | — | — | — | |
| Exchange rateOfficial exchange rate, local currency per US$ | 0.882025 | 192/210 | 18/22 | 0.44 | 0.75 | 0.88 | −1.8%since 2015 | — | — | — | |
| Tax revenueTax revenue, % of GDP | 24.1%2024 | 18/142 | 1/9 | 21.0% | 25.1% | 22.5% | −1.5 ppsince 2014 | — | 15.3% | 13.9% | |
| Government revenueGovernment revenue excluding grants, % of GDP | 33.2%2024 | 36/142 | 2/9 | 34.3% | 37.4% | 32.8% | −4.3 ppsince 2014 | — | 26.3% | 24.0% | |
| Government expenseGovernment expense, % of GDP | 33.7%2023 | 41/142 | 2/10 | 37.8% | 39.7% | 39.9% | −5.2 ppsince 2013 | — | 30.1% | 28.5% | |
| Private creditDomestic credit to private sector, % of GDP | 61.7%2024 | 50/169 | 7/17 | · | 115.0% | 75.1% | −32.7 ppsince 2014 | 52.4% | 152.1% | 140.3% | |
| Reserves, months of importsTotal reserves in months of imports | 0.22024 | 162/165 | 20/20 | 3.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | −1.8%since 2014 | 11.2 | 7.9 | 8.6 | |
| Military spendingMilitary expenditure, % of GDP | 0.45%2025 | 147/156 | 18/18 | 0.63% | 0.65% | 0.53% | ±0.0 ppsince 2015 | 4.98% | 2.80% | 2.48% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
No rated indicator improved over the decade.
Worse than ten years ago
- Inflation+1.3 pp2.4% in 2025
- Reserves, months of imports−1.8%0.2 in 2024
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Malta and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Malta. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Malta | Italy |
|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 2.4%2025 | 1.5%2025 |
| GDP deflator | 2.2%2025 | 2.0%2025 |
| Lending rate | 4.7%2013 | 4.9%2023 |
| Real interest rate | 2.4%2013 | -1.3%2023 |
| Exchange rate | 0.882025 | 0.882025 |
| Tax revenue | 24.1%2024 | 25.6%2024 |
| Government revenue | 33.2%2024 | 40.1%2024 |
| Government expense | 33.7%2023 | 47.3%2023 |
| Private credit | 61.7%2024 | 60.3%2024 |