Malta: Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, Malta's manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$) fell 0.9% on 2024 (from US$1.04 billion to US$1.03 billion).

Across the 24 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2024), the average change was +1.1% and a typical year strayed about 7.9% 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 16.2% in 2008 and the biggest yearly fall was 17.3% in 2001. 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 the straight-line trend is upward, about US$22.42 million a year. A straight line explains 81% of the movement over 10 observed years.

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 117th highest value of the 136 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

• Brunei Darussalam — 113th of 136: US$1.13 billion
• Albania — 114th of 136: US$1.05 billion
• Botswana — 115th of 136: US$1.05 billion
• Moldova — 117th of 136: US$800.89 million
• Mauritania — 118th of 136: US$483.61 million
• Fiji — 119th of 136: US$464.65 million

What this measures

Manufacturing includes industries classified in ISIC (Rev. 3) major division C and is defined as the physical or chemical transformation of materials or components into new products. 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. 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: Ideally, industrial output should be measured through regular censuses and surveys of firms. But in most developing countries such surveys are infrequent, so earlier survey results must be extrapolated using an appropriate indicator. The choice of sampling unit, which may be the enterprise (where responses may be based on financial records) or the establishment (where production units may be recorded separately), also affects the quality of the data. Moreover, much industrial production is organized in unincorporated or owner-operated ventures that are not captured by surveys aimed at the formal sector.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a gap-filled total.

All 26 values

Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$) in nearby economies

• Afghanistan — US$2.72 billion (2024)
• Algeria — US$21.28 billion (2024)
• Bahrain — US$7.57 billion (2025)
• Djibouti — US$163.56 million (2024)
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — US$64.38 billion (2025)
• Iran, Islamic Rep. — US$85.48 billion (2024)
• Iraq — US$11.16 billion (2025)
• Israel — US$55.8 billion (2024)
• Jordan — US$9.24 billion (2025)
• Kuwait

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$14.36 billion (2025)
• Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) — 51.71% (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (current US$)

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Questions people ask

What is Malta's manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$)?

US$1.03 billion in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2000?

It is up 19.01% from US$863.08 million in 2000 (0.7% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$1.04 billion in 2024 and the lowest US$703.97 million in 2006.

How does Malta rank?

117th highest of 136 economies with data for 2025.

Is the latest change in manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$) unusual for Malta?

In 2025, Malta's manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$) fell 0.9% on 2024 (from US$1.04 billion to US$1.03 billion). Across the 24 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2024), the average change was +1.1% and a typical year strayed about 7.9% 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.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NV.IND.MANF.KD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs); National Accounts data files, Central Banks; Staff estimates, World Bank (WB) 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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