Proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff in Malta
Malta: Proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff was 75.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff in Malta, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff in Malta is 75.3%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 41.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff in Malta peaked at 75.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 17.2%, in 2005.
Malta ranks 62nd of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 17.2% | — |
| 2010 | 47.2% | +174.0% |
| 2015 | 53.1% | +12.5% |
| 2016 | 56.0% | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 71.8% | +28.1% |
| 2018 | 71.7% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 69.7% | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 66.0% | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 65.3% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 73.7% | +12.9% |
| 2023 | 75.8% | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 75.3% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.2% | 17.2% | 17.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 61.6% | 47.2% | 71.8% | 6 |
| 2020s | 71.2% | 65.3% | 75.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 59 Madagascar 76.4% compare
- 60 Mali 75.4% compare
- 61 Mauritius 75.3% compare
- 63 Zambia 75.1% compare
- 64 Serbia 75.0% compare
- 65 Christmas Island 75.0% compare
- 65 Cook Islands 75.0% compare
More infrastructure data for Malta
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 766,620 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 142.07 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 255,500 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 47.35 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.4492 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 255,500 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.35 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff in Malta?
- Proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff in Malta was 75.3% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 75.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.2% in 2005.
- How does Malta rank for proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff?
- Malta ranks 62nd out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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