Malta vs Panama: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad
Malta
1.65 billion current US$
in 2024
Panama
1.42 billion current US$
in 2024
Malta rank
88th
Panama rank
91st
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad over time
- Malta
- Panama
How they compare
Malta currently reports 1.65 billion current US$ against 1.42 billion current US$ in Panama, a difference of 220.46 million current US$.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.2 times Panama's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 88th and Panama ranks 91st of 199 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 2 and Panama in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 229.80 million current US$ | 227.60 million current US$ | 2.20 million current US$ | Malta |
| 2000s | 261.75 million current US$ | 316.12 million current US$ | 54.38 million current US$ | Panama |
| 2020s | 1.12 billion current US$ | 1.08 billion current US$ | 47.24 million current US$ | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, Malta or Panama?
- Malta, at 1.65 billion current US$ against 1.42 billion current US$ in Panama as of 2024.
- What is the difference in spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad between Malta and Panama?
- 220.46 million current US$, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Panama?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
- How do Malta and Panama rank globally for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad?
- Malta ranks 88th and Panama ranks 91st of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Money spent by a country’s residents abroad on accommodation, food, transport, entertainment, shopping, and fares paid to foreign airlines. The data is expressed in current US dollars and is not adjusted for inflation or differences in living costs between countries.