{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"mt-goods-imports-gdp","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/mt-goods-imports-gdp","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/mt-goods-imports-gdp/","title":"Malta Goods Imports (% of GDP) (2025)","description":"Malta's Goods Imports (% of GDP): 27.6 % of GDP in 2025, -2.3pp YoY. Eurostat (TET00004), 2014–2025.","domain":"trade","category":"Trade & Flows","keywords":["Trade & Investment","Eurostat","Malta","2025"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Malta","temporal_coverage":"2014/2025","unit":"% of GDP","last_updated":"2026-07-27","last_updated_text":"27 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Malta Goods Imports (% of GDP)","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/TET00004/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2014–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"12"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Malta"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"27 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Malta (2025)","value":"27.6","unit":"% of GDP","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-2.3pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-2.3pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"12","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Malta Goods Imports (% of GDP)"}],"observation_count":12,"observations":[{"period":"2014","value":44.4},{"period":"2015","value":47.5},{"period":"2016","value":42.8},{"period":"2017","value":34.4},{"period":"2018","value":32.5},{"period":"2019","value":36.5},{"period":"2020","value":32.9},{"period":"2021","value":31.5},{"period":"2022","value":40.9},{"period":"2023","value":33.7},{"period":"2024","value":29.9},{"period":"2025","value":27.6}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of GDP"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"27.6","yoyChange":"-2.3pp"},{"year":"2024","value":"29.9","yoyChange":"-3.8pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"33.7","yoyChange":"-7.2pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"40.9","yoyChange":"+9.4pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"31.5","yoyChange":"-1.4pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"32.9","yoyChange":"-3.6pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"36.5","yoyChange":"+4pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"32.5","yoyChange":"-1.9pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"34.4","yoyChange":"-8.4pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"42.8","yoyChange":"-4.7pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"47.5","yoyChange":"+3.1pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"44.4","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks goods imports as a share of GDP in Malta from 2014 to present. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2014–2025 (12 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 47.5 % of GDP in 2015 and reached its lowest recorded value of 27.6 in 2025. The latest reading of 27.6 in 2025 represents a change of -2.3pp."}]}