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Malta: Trade Statistics

Exporter Rank

105 / 138

Importer Rank

102 / 138

Trade Balance Rank

87 / 138

Total Trade [1]

Total Exports (2021) $3,200,429,629
Total Imports (2021) $7,074,502,694
Trade Balance (2021) ($3,874,073,065)
Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) (2022) [2] 168.01%
Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) (2022) [2] 156.62%

Trade Partners [1]

Export Partners

Top 10 Export Countries

Country Export USD$
Germany $418,089,711
Italy $293,405,209
France $184,965,637
Japan $176,284,754
Singapore $141,664,658
Hong Kong $131,231,087
United States $129,315,506
United Kingdom $125,893,381
Greece $83,987,522
Hungary $77,603,469

Import Partners

Top 10 Import Countries

Country Import USD$
Italy $1,576,583,005
Canada $472,587,874
France $471,192,309
Spain $422,226,585
Germany $379,217,398
China $361,954,586
United Kingdom $347,755,432
Netherlands $339,092,581
Turkey $289,328,686
Ireland $280,351,168

Traded Goods [1] (at the 2-digit HS Code level)

Top 10 Export Goods

HS Code Export USD$
(85) Electrical Machinery $739,285,642
(30) Pharmaceuticals $497,885,594
(49) Printed Material $331,259,424
(27) Oil & Mineral Fuels $304,239,370
(03) Seafood $205,231,276
(95) Toys & Sport Equipment $164,507,485
(84) Industrial Machinery $131,349,332
(88) Aircraft $123,435,302
(29) Organic Chemicals $113,795,841
(90) Precision Instruments $96,187,475

Top 10 Import Goods

HS Code Import USD$
(27) Oil & Mineral Fuels $1,249,643,755
(88) Aircraft $974,978,613
(85) Electrical Machinery $769,843,558
(89) Ships & Boats $568,478,053
(84) Industrial Machinery $415,057,341
(30) Pharmaceuticals $384,042,085
(87) Motor Vehicles & Parts $218,608,719
(39) Plastics $214,771,944
(48) Paper $141,731,879
(03) Seafood $121,066,608

Sources:

  1. UN Comtrade (2021) except where stated otherwise.
  2. The World Bank. Accessed: 10/8/2023
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