Annual inflation, consumer prices in Malta
Malta: Annual inflation, consumer prices was 1.7% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Annual inflation, consumer prices in Malta, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual inflation, consumer prices in Malta is 1.7%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 67.6% on the previous year and up 432.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual inflation, consumer prices in Malta peaked at 6.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2014.
That places Malta 161st out of 203 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.
Annual inflation, consumer prices in Malta, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.4% | — |
| 2001 | 2.9% | +23.6% |
| 2002 | 2.2% | -25.3% |
| 2003 | 1.3% | -40.4% |
| 2004 | 2.8% | +114.0% |
| 2005 | 3.0% | +7.8% |
| 2006 | 2.8% | -7.8% |
| 2007 | 1.2% | -55.0% |
| 2008 | 4.3% | +240.9% |
| 2009 | 2.1% | -51.1% |
| 2010 | 1.5% | -27.3% |
| 2011 | 3.0% | +95.5% |
| 2012 | 2.4% | -19.8% |
| 2013 | 1.2% | -50.3% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | -73.7% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | +254.7% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | -41.6% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | +112.3% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | -15.1% |
| 2019 | 1.6% | +41.8% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | -61.1% |
| 2021 | 1.5% | +134.6% |
| 2022 | 6.2% | +310.8% |
| 2023 | 5.1% | -17.2% |
| 2024 | 1.7% | -67.6% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 1.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.4%, 69% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Malta's 1.7% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.1%, 79% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.5% | 1.2% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 0.3% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 0.6% | 6.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 158 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.7% compare
- 159 Saudi Arabia 1.7% compare
- 160 United Arab Emirates 1.7% compare
- 162 Kosovo 1.6% compare
- 163 Finland 1.6% compare
- 164 Jordan 1.6% compare
More development goals data for Malta
- Red List Index 0.825 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1.28 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 2,447 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 7 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 7 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 6 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 2 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 3 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 3 (2025)
- Infant deaths 20 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual inflation, consumer prices in Malta?
- Annual inflation, consumer prices in Malta was 1.7% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest annual inflation, consumer prices recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 6.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest annual inflation, consumer prices recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2014.
- How does Malta rank for annual inflation, consumer prices?
- Malta ranks 161st out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual inflation, consumer prices rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 432.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Annual inflation, consumer prices (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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