Tax rate in Malta
Malta: Tax rate was 13.73 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
13.73
Change on year
down 21.0%
World rank
35th
of 44 countries
All-time high
17.37
in 2024
All-time low
10.11
in 2009
Years of data
21
2005–2025
Tax rate in Malta, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tax rate in Malta is 13.73, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 21.0% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax rate in Malta peaked at 17.37 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.11, in 2009.
Malta ranks 35th of 44 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Tax rate in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 10.2 | — |
| 2006 | 10.73 | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 10.38 | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 10.42 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 10.11 | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 10.79 | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 12.06 | +11.8% |
| 2012 | 12.53 | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 12.88 | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 12.56 | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 12.82 | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 12.5 | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 12.83 | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 13.3 | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 14.11 | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 14.46 | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 13.6 | -5.9% |
| 2022 | 14.58 | +7.2% |
| 2023 | 15.02 | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 17.37 | +15.6% |
| 2025 | 13.73 | -21.0% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 13.73 is below the median for high income countries, which is 18.59, 74% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.37 | 10.11 | 10.73 | 5 |
| 2010s | 12.64 | 10.79 | 14.11 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.79 | 13.6 | 17.37 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 32 Netherlands 16.46 compare
- 33 United Kingdom 14.75 compare
- 33 United Kingdom 14.75 compare
- 36 Netherlands 13.62 compare
- 37 Switzerland 13 compare
- 38 Estonia 11.8 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 tax rate in Malta?
- Tax rate in Malta was 13.73 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest tax rate recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 17.37 in 2024.
- What is the lowest tax rate recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.11 in 2009.
- How does Malta rank for tax rate?
- Malta ranks 35th out of 44 countries with data for 2025.
- Is tax rate rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Tax rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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