The Maltese archipelago consists of 3 inhabited
islands, Gozo, Comino and Malta itself and other small unihabited islands.
They lie 93 km south of Italy and 230 km north of North Africa.
| Total GDP ($USD) |
3.6 billion |
| GDP
growth (annual % change) |
+
6.9% |
| GDP per capita |
9,112.29 |
| Inflation
(RPI % change) |
+
2.4% |
| Money supply, broad M3 (% change) |
+ 4% |
| Foreign
exchange reserves ($m) |
1,472.23
(Official Foreign Res. Assets) |
| Total foreign debt (% of GDP) |
2.5% |
| Current
account balance ($m) |
-
522.54 |
| Exports - Goods and services ($m)
|
3,592.86 |
| Imports
- Goods and services ($m) |
3,980.46
|
| Trade balance Goods and services ($m) |
- 387.61 |
| Main
trading partners |
Italy,
Germany, UK, France, US, Singapore |
| Major exports |
Machinery and transport equipment,
manufactures |
| Major
imports |
Machinery
and transport equipment, manufactured goods; food, drink and tobacco |
| Industries |
Tourism, electronics, ship building
and repair, construction, food and beverages, textiles, footwear, clothing,
tobacco |
| Target
sectors |
Financial
services, e-business, back office functions, call centres and tourism
|
| Fiscal deficit (% of GDP) |
6.6% |
| Unemployment
rate |
4.5%
|
| Number of Tax Treaties |
35 |
| EU
Membership |
Applicant
|
| World Bank classification |
Upper-middle income |
| Sovereign
credit rating |
Moody's
A3 Standard + Poor's AA- Fitch IBCA AA- |