Spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Malta

Malta: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country was 6.58 billion current US$ in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
6.58 billion current US$
Change on year
up 20.8%
Rank
50th
of 203 regions
All-time high
6.58 billion current US$
in 2024
All-time low
704.00 million current US$
in 2001
Years of data
18
1995–2024

Spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Malta, 1995–2024

02.0B4.0B6.0B1995200920241995: 813.0M current US$1996: 780.0M current US$1997: 789.0M current US$1998: 818.0M current US$1999: 841.0M current US$2000: 731.0M current US$2001: 704.0M current US$2002: 757.0M current US$2003: 869.0M current US$2004: 949.0M current US$2005: 924.0M current US$2006: 966.0M current US$2007: 1.2B current US$2020: 2.6B current US$2021: 3.2B current US$2022: 4.4B current US$2023: 5.4B current US$2024: 6.6B current US$

Source: UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in current US$.

Analysis

Malta recorded 6.58 billion current US$ for spending by international visitors while visiting a country in 2024. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.8% on the previous year and up 151.4% over five years.

Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Malta peaked at 6.58 billion current US$ in 2024 and was at its lowest, 704.00 million current US$, in 2001.

That places Malta 50th out of 203 regions with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 808.20 million current US$ 780.00 million current US$ 841.00 million current US$ 5
2000s 885.62 million current US$ 704.00 million current US$ 1.19 billion current US$ 8
2020s 4.45 billion current US$ 2.62 billion current US$ 6.58 billion current US$ 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Malta?
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Malta was 6.58 billion current US$ in 2024, according to UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 6.58 billion current US$ in 2024.
What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 704.00 million current US$ in 2001.
How does Malta rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country?
Malta ranks 50th out of 203 regions with data for 2024.
Where does this Malta data come from?
The figures come from UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Spending by international visitors while visiting a country. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country
Unit
current US$
Source
UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
203 places, 4,579 data points, 1995–2024
Last refreshed

Money received by the destination country from foreign visitors, including spending on accommodation, food, local transport, entertainment, shopping, and fares paid to the country’s own airlines. The data is expressed in current US dollars and is not adjusted for inflation or differences in living costs between countries.