Malta: Industry, including construction, value added per worker (constant 2015 US$)

Key figures

Over five years it is up 4% from US$33,663 in 2020 (0.79% a year on average, compounded). Since 2000 it is up 18.91% from US$29,444 in 2000 (0.7% a year on average, compounded).

What the numbers say

In 2025, Malta's industry, including construction, value added per worker (constant 2015 US$) fell US$124.32 on 2024 (from US$35,135 to US$35,011).

Across the 24 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2024), the average change was +US$237.13 and a typical year strayed about US$1,664 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$3,062 in 2003 and the biggest yearly fall was US$2,972 in 2009. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2016 to 2025 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 2% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2025, Malta had the 46th highest value of the 150 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Malta in the 2025 ranking

• Jordan — 42nd of 150: US$35,560
• Czechia — 43rd of 150: US$35,492
• Chile — 44th of 150: US$35,055
• Poland — 46th of 150: US$34,220
• Malaysia — 47th of 150: US$33,774
• Croatia — 48th of 150: US$33,595

What this measures

Industry (including construction) corresponds to ISIC (Rev.4) divisions 05-43. It is comprised of mining, manufacturing, construction, electricity, water, and gas industries. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. The core indicator has been divided by the number of workers in this sector to derive a measure of labor productivity. This indicator is expressed in constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment is 2015. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.

Limitations: For comparability of individual sectors labor productivity is estimated according to national accounts conventions. However, there are still significant limitations on the availability of reliable data. Information on consistent series of output is not easily available, especially in low- and middle-income countries, because the definition, coverage, and methodology are not always consistent across countries. For more details, see Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) [NV.AGR.TOTL.KD], Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) [NV.IND.TOTL.KD], and Services, value added (constant 2015 US$) [NV.SRV.TOTL.KD].

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 26 values

Industry, including construction, value added per worker (constant 2015 US$) in nearby economies

• Afghanistan — US$2,890 (2024)
• Algeria — US$19,933 (2025)
• Bahrain — US$46,425 (2025)
• Djibouti — US$51,907 (2025)
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — US$15,401 (2025)
• Iran, Islamic Rep. — US$19,619 (2025)
• Iraq — US$27,075 (2025)
• Israel — US$112,496 (2024)
• Jordan — US$35,560 (2025)
• Kuwait — US$88,515 (2025)
• Lebanon — US$16,370 (2023)
• Libya — US$75,545 (2025)
• Morocco — US$12,929 (2025)
• Oman — US$43,503 (2025)
• Pakistan — US$3,835 (2025)

More economic policy & debt data for Malta

• Total reserves, including gold (current US$) — US$1.54 billion (2025)
• Total reserves, excluding gold (current US$) — US$1.49 billion (2025)
• Other manufacturing (% of value added in manufacturing) — 46.54% (2023)
• Textiles and clothing (% of value added in manufacturing) — 1.23% (2023)
• Chemicals (% of value added in manufacturing) — 6.47% (2023)
• Machinery and transport equipment (% of value added in manufacturing) — 30.86% (2023)
• Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) — US$14.36 billion (2025)
• Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) — 51.71% (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$4.87 billion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 4.31 billion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) — 17.53% (2025)
• Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$12.37 billion (2025)
• Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 10.95 billion (2025)
• Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) — 44.56% (2025)
• Final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$17.24 billion (2025)

Every indicator for Malta is on the Malta data page.

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Questions people ask

What is Malta's industry, including construction, value added per worker (constant 2015 US$)?

US$35,011 in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2000?

It is up 18.91% from US$29,444 in 2000 (0.7% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$36,418 in 2018 and the lowest US$27,233 in 2001.

How does Malta rank?

46th highest of 150 economies with data for 2025.

Is the latest change in industry, including construction, value added per worker (constant 2015 US$) unusual for Malta?

In 2025, Malta's industry, including construction, value added per worker (constant 2015 US$) fell US$124.32 on 2024 (from US$35,135 to US$35,011). Across the 24 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2024), the average change was +US$237.13 and a typical year strayed about US$1,664 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: World Development Indicators database, World Bank (WB); ILOSTAT database, International Labour Organization (ILO).

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NV.IND.EMPL.KD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: World Development Indicators database, World Bank (WB); ILOSTAT database, International Labour Organization (ILO) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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