Compensation of employees in Malta

Malta: Compensation of employees was 2.17 billion current LCU in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
2.17 billion current LCU
Change on year
up 14.7%
World rank
135th
of 156 countries
All-time high
2.17 billion current LCU
in 2024
All-time low
31.21 million current LCU
in 1972
Years of data
52
1972–2024

Compensation of employees in Malta, 1972–2024

0500.0M1.0B1.5B2.0B197219982024

Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.

Analysis

Malta recorded 2.17 billion current LCU for compensation of employees in 2024. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.

The figure is up 14.7% on the previous year and up 108.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, compensation of employees in Malta peaked at 2.17 billion current LCU in 2024 and was at its lowest, 31.21 million current LCU, in 1972.

That places Malta 135th out of 156 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 56.07 million current LCU 31.21 million current LCU 80.95 million current LCU 7
1980s 142.01 million current LCU 106.27 million current LCU 177.13 million current LCU 10
1990s 357.57 million current LCU 181.25 million current LCU 496.37 million current LCU 10
2000s 669.70 million current LCU 510.18 million current LCU 831.87 million current LCU 10
2010s 1.10 billion current LCU 849.27 million current LCU 1.47 billion current LCU 10
2020s 1.83 billion current LCU 1.55 billion current LCU 2.17 billion current LCU 5

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 132 Estonia 2.61 billion current LCU compare
  2. 133 Kuwait 2.47 billion current LCU compare
  3. 134 Papua New Guinea 2.33 billion current LCU compare
  4. 136 Solomon Islands 2.14 billion current LCU compare
  5. 137 Bahrain 1.39 billion current LCU compare
  6. 138 Fiji 1.08 billion current LCU compare

See the full ranking of 156 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is compensation of employees in Malta?
Compensation of employees in Malta was 2.17 billion current LCU in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest compensation of employees recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 2.17 billion current LCU in 2024.
What is the lowest compensation of employees recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 31.21 million current LCU in 1972.
How does Malta rank for compensation of employees?
Malta ranks 135th out of 156 countries with data for 2024.
Is compensation of employees rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is up 108.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Malta data come from?
The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Compensation of employees (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Compensation of employees (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
156 places, 4,496 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

Compensation of employees is defined as the total remuneration, in cash or in kind, payable by an enterprise to an employee in return for work done by the latter during the accounting period. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.