Imports as a share of GDP fell 1.66% to 1.06% in Malta in 2024, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, imports as a share of GDP in Malta reached an all time high of 1.20% in 2020 and an all time low of 0.675% in 1972. When compared to Malta's main peers, imports as a share of GDP in Greece amounted to 0.473%, 0.304% in Italy, 0.566% in Tunisia and 0.278% in Turkey in 2024.
Malta has been ranked 5th within the group of 130 countries we follow in terms of imports as a share of GDP, 6 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Imports (As % of GDP) | Unit | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Albania | % | 0.446% | 0.444% | 0.370% | 0.445% | 0.475% | ||||||||||||||||
| Algeria | % | 0.290% | 0.261% | 0.249% | 0.234% | 0.204% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Austria | % | 0.527% | 0.523% | 0.483% | 0.551% | 0.624% | ||||||||||||||||
| Bulgaria | % | 0.631% | 0.608% | 0.539% | 0.593% | 0.689% | ||||||||||||||||
| France | % | 0.339% | 0.335% | 0.303% | 0.325% | 0.393% | ||||||||||||||||
| Greece | % | 0.406% | 0.410% | 0.388% | 0.478% | 0.587% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iran | % | 0.274% | 0.273% | 0.244% | 0.215% | 0.248% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iraq | % | 0.250% | 0.309% | 0.300% | 0.242% | 0.242% | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | % | 0.285% | 0.277% | 0.252% | 0.291% | 0.369% | ||||||||||||||||
| Libya | % | 0.242% | 0.366% | 0.306% | 0.722% | 0.643% | ||||||||||||||||
| Macedonia | % | 0.728% | 0.762% | 0.705% | 0.813% | 0.934% | ||||||||||||||||
| Malta | % | 1.05% | 1.09% | 1.20% | 1.02% | 1.15% | ||||||||||||||||
| Slovenia | % | 0.770% | 0.757% | 0.693% | 0.781% | 0.922% | ||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland | % | 0.570% | 0.572% | 0.577% | 0.589% | 0.624% | ||||||||||||||||
| Tunisia | % | 0.584% | 0.564% | 0.464% | 0.519% | 0.648% | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkey | % | 0.314% | 0.301% | 0.322% | 0.353% | 0.426% |
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