Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit in Malta
Malta: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit was 0.2628 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Malta, 1995–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Malta is 0.2628 current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.2% on the previous year and up 64.7% over five years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Malta peaked at 0.2628 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.1431 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2006.
That places Malta 15th out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit in Malta, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.2192 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1996 | 0.2041 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.9% |
| 1997 | 0.2083 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 0.204 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.2045 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.1811 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.5% |
| 2001 | 0.1729 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1699 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1604 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 0.1555 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1445 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1431 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1498 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1596 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 0.162 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.233 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +43.9% |
| 2023 | 0.2407 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 0.2628 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.2% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 0.2628 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0369 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 7.1× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Malta's 0.2628 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0269 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 9.8× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit in Malta changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +43.9% | 0.162 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.233 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.208 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.204 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2192 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.1597 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1431 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1811 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.2116 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1596 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2628 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 12 Curacao 0.3133 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 13 Lebanon 0.278 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 14 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.2703 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 16 Belize 0.2554 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 17 Cape Verde 0.2387 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 18 United States Virgin Islands 0.2228 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More reference data data for Malta
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0121 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0042 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0205 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0008 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0205 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0404 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0227 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0192 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1009 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0043 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Malta?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Malta was 0.2628 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2628 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1431 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2006.
- How does Malta rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit?
- Malta ranks 15th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.