Stocks traded, total value (% of GDP) in Malta
Malta: Stocks traded, total value (% of GDP) was 0.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Stocks traded, total value in Malta, 1998–2025
Source: World Federation of Exchanges database, World Federation of Exchanges (WFE). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for stocks traded, total value in Malta is 0.2%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 73.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stocks traded, total value in Malta peaked at 4.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2022.
Malta ranks 79th of 104 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Stocks traded, total value (% of GDP) in Malta, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.9% | — |
| 1999 | 1.3% | +45.1% |
| 2000 | 4.6% | +259.3% |
| 2001 | 1.2% | -73.9% |
| 2002 | 1.2% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | -23.4% |
| 2004 | 1.6% | +74.8% |
| 2005 | 2.2% | +32.3% |
| 2006 | 4.0% | +83.7% |
| 2007 | 1.2% | -70.2% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | -37.9% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | -44.0% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | +28.4% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | -7.9% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | +36.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | -17.1% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | +51.5% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | -21.6% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | +21.2% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | -17.9% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | -28.9% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | -57.6% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | +56.7% |
| 2024 | 0.2% | -25.0% |
| 2025 | 0.2% | -2.6% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 0.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 14.4%, 1% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Malta's 0.2% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 6.9%, 3% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.8% | 0.4% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More financial sector data for Malta
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0021 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 102.71 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0.6075 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0016 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 75 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0021 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 102.71 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0.6075 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is stocks traded, total value in Malta?
- Stocks traded, total value in Malta was 0.2% in 2025, according to World Federation of Exchanges database, World Federation of Exchanges (WFE).
- What is the highest stocks traded, total value recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 4.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest stocks traded, total value recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2022.
- How does Malta rank for stocks traded, total value?
- Malta ranks 79th out of 104 countries with data for 2025.
- Is stocks traded, total value rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 73.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from World Federation of Exchanges database, World Federation of Exchanges (WFE), published as part of Stocks traded, total value (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The value of shares traded is the total number of shares traded, both domestic and foreign, multiplied by their respective matching prices. Figures are single counted (only one side of the transaction is considered). Companies admitted to listing and admitted to trading are included in the data. Data are end of year values.