GDP per person employed in Malta
Malta: GDP per person employed was 117,634 constant 2021 PPP $ in 2025. ▲ Rising
GDP per person employed in Malta, 1991–2025
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Estimates are based on employment, population, GDP, and PPP data obtained from International Labour Organization, United Nations Population Division, Eurostat, . Measured in constant 2021 PPP $.
Analysis
Malta recorded 117,634 constant 2021 PPP $ for gdp per person employed in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per person employed in Malta peaked at 117,634 constant 2021 PPP $ in 2025 and was at its lowest, 52,487 constant 2021 PPP $, in 1991.
Malta ranks 23rd of 177 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60,662 constant 2021 PPP $ | 52,487 constant 2021 PPP $ | 69,579 constant 2021 PPP $ | 9 |
| 2000s | 86,862 constant 2021 PPP $ | 81,352 constant 2021 PPP $ | 92,320 constant 2021 PPP $ | 10 |
| 2010s | 99,755 constant 2021 PPP $ | 92,205 constant 2021 PPP $ | 108,888 constant 2021 PPP $ | 10 |
| 2020s | 109,953 constant 2021 PPP $ | 99,400 constant 2021 PPP $ | 117,634 constant 2021 PPP $ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 20 Germany 125,086 constant 2021 PPP $ compare
- 21 Puerto Rico 124,954 constant 2021 PPP $ compare
- 22 Finland 120,400 constant 2021 PPP $ compare
- 24 United States Virgin Islands 116,146 constant 2021 PPP $ compare
- 25 Australia 114,582 constant 2021 PPP $ compare
- 26 Iceland 114,279 constant 2021 PPP $ compare
More work & labour data for Malta
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 78.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 55.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 81.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 87.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 74.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 56.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 71.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 53.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 58.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 64.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per person employed in Malta?
- Gdp per person employed in Malta was 117,634 constant 2021 PPP $ in 2025, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Estimates are based on employment, population, GDP, and PPP data obtained from International Labour Organization, United Nations Population Division, Eurostat, .
- What is the highest gdp per person employed recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 117,634 constant 2021 PPP $ in 2025.
- What is the lowest gdp per person employed recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 52,487 constant 2021 PPP $ in 1991.
- How does Malta rank for gdp per person employed?
- Malta ranks 23rd out of 177 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per person employed rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Estimates are based on employment, population, GDP, and PPP data obtained from International Labour Organization, United Nations Population Division, Eurostat, , published as part of GDP per person employed (constant 2021 PPP $). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
GDP per person employed is gross domestic product (GDP) divided by total employment in the economy. Purchasing power parity (PPP) GDP is GDP converted to 2021 constant international dollars using PPP rates. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GDP that a U.S. dollar has in the United States.