Material import dependency in Malta
Malta: Material import dependency was 77.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Material import dependency in Malta, 2000–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for material import dependency in Malta is 77.1%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, material import dependency in Malta peaked at 78.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 33.8%, in 2001.
That places Malta 4th out of 43 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Material import dependency in Malta, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 43.1% | — |
| 2001 | 33.8% | -21.6% |
| 2002 | 38.9% | +15.1% |
| 2003 | 36.2% | -6.9% |
| 2004 | 50.5% | +39.5% |
| 2005 | 50.2% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 47.4% | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 50.7% | +7.0% |
| 2008 | 51.9% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 61.0% | +17.5% |
| 2010 | 57.7% | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 62.4% | +8.1% |
| 2012 | 68.1% | +9.1% |
| 2013 | 68.8% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 74.0% | +7.6% |
| 2015 | 74.6% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 75.4% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 77.1% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 75.2% | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 70.8% | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 69.9% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 72.5% | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 72.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 74.5% | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 78.3% | +5.1% |
| 2025 | 77.1% | -1.5% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 77.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 37.3%, 2.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Material import dependency in Malta changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +39.5% | 36.2% | 50.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.4% | 33.8% | 61.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.4% | 57.7% | 77.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.1% | 69.9% | 78.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 1 Luxembourg 88.3% compare
- 2 Netherlands 83.4% compare
- 2 Netherlands 83.4% compare
- 5 Belgium 76.0% compare
- 6 Iceland 59.7% compare
- 7 Slovenia 48.8% compare
- 7 Slovenia 48.8% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is material import dependency in Malta?
- Material import dependency in Malta was 77.1% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest material import dependency recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 78.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest material import dependency recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.8% in 2001.
- How does Malta rank for material import dependency?
- Malta ranks 4th out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is material import dependency rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Material import dependency. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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