Productivity: output per hour worked in Malta
Malta: Productivity: output per hour worked was 46.32 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023. ▲ Rising
Productivity: output per hour worked in Malta, 1994–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.
Analysis
The most recent figure for productivity: output per hour worked in Malta is 46.32 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, productivity: output per hour worked in Malta peaked at 48.13 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2021 and was at its lowest, 24.87 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, in 1996.
That places Malta 37th out of 130 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.26 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 24.87 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 29.32 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 6 |
| 2000s | 34.08 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 32.45 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 35.94 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.04 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 36.77 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 43.16 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.61 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 43.03 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 48.13 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 34 Romania 47.08 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 35 Georgia 46.89 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 36 Poland 46.69 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 38 Israel 46.18 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 39 Estonia 46.15 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 40 Trinidad and Tobago 45.94 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
More work & labour data for Malta
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 55.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 64.0% (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 for ages 15-24, total (%) 56.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 74.6% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 78.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 71.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 87.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 81.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is productivity: output per hour worked in Malta?
- Productivity: output per hour worked in Malta was 46.32 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest productivity: output per hour worked recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 48.13 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2021.
- What is the lowest productivity: output per hour worked recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.87 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 1996.
- How does Malta rank for productivity: output per hour worked?
- Malta ranks 37th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is productivity: output per hour worked rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Productivity: output per hour worked. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Productivity is calculated as GDP divided by the total number of hours worked in the economy. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.