External balance on goods and services in Malta
Malta: External balance on goods and services was 4.72 billion current LCU in 2025. ◆ Volatile
External balance on goods and services in Malta, 1970–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Malta recorded 4.72 billion current LCU for external balance on goods and services in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.1% on the previous year and up 349.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external balance on goods and services in Malta peaked at 4.72 billion current LCU in 2025 and was at its lowest, -467.89 million current LCU, in 2005.
Malta ranks 56th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -61.08 million current LCU | -89.28 million current LCU | -43.73 million current LCU | 10 |
| 1980s | -140.60 million current LCU | -178.99 million current LCU | -55.05 million current LCU | 10 |
| 1990s | -222.70 million current LCU | -316.84 million current LCU | -155.94 million current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | -203.83 million current LCU | -467.89 million current LCU | 113.02 million current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.21 billion current LCU | 69.67 million current LCU | 2.54 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.44 billion current LCU | 2.16 billion current LCU | 4.72 billion current LCU | 6 |
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- DEC alternative conversion factor 0.885 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 2.00 billion current LCU (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 2.26 billion current US$ (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -2.49 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -2.81 billion current US$ (2025)
- GNI per capita 38,102 current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 41,440 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 22.09 billion current LCU (2025)
- GNI 24.96 billion current US$ (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method 24.02 billion current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external balance on goods and services in Malta?
- External balance on goods and services in Malta was 4.72 billion current LCU in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest external balance on goods and services recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 4.72 billion current LCU in 2025.
- What is the lowest external balance on goods and services recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was -467.89 million current LCU in 2005.
- How does Malta rank for external balance on goods and services?
- Malta ranks 56th out of 192 countries with data for 2025.
- Is external balance on goods and services rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 349.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of External balance on goods and services (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The balance of international trade in goods and services is the difference between the exports and imports of goods and services. 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.