Average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status in Malta
Malta: Average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status was 2.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status in Malta, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malta recorded 2.7% for average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 35.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status in Malta peaked at 5.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 2024.
Malta ranks 137th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status in Malta, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.7% | — |
| 2005 | 4.2% | -27.3% |
| 2010 | 4.1% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 4.1% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 4.1% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 4.1% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 4.1% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 4.1% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 4.1% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 3.9% | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 3.9% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 3.1% | -20.0% |
| 2020 | 3.0% | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 3.0% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 2.9% | -5.2% |
| 2023 | 2.7% | -5.5% |
| 2024 | 2.7% | -2.3% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 2.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 5.3%, 50% of the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Malta's 2.7% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 4.2%, 63% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -27.3% | 5.7% | 4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.9% | 4.2% | 5.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 3.1% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 2.7% | 3.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 135 Martinique 2.8% compare
- 136 Congo 2.7% compare
- 138 New Caledonia 2.6% compare
- 139 Chile 2.5% compare
- 140 Dominica 2.5% 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 average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status in Malta?
- Average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status in Malta was 2.7% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 5.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 2024.
- How does Malta rank for average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status?
- Malta ranks 137th out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status, by type of product (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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