{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"mt-imports-share-gdp","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/mt-imports-share-gdp","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/mt-imports-share-gdp/","title":"Malta Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP) (2025)","description":"Malta's Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP): 99.8 % of GDP (current prices) in 2025, +0.6pp YoY. Eurostat (NAMA_10_GDP), 2000–2025.","domain":"trade","category":"Trade & Flows","keywords":["Trade & Investment","Eurostat","Malta","2025"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Malta","temporal_coverage":"2000/2025","unit":"% of GDP (current prices)","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Malta Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP)","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/NAMA_10_GDP/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2000–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"26"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Malta"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Malta (2025)","value":"99.8","unit":"% of GDP (current prices)","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+0.6pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+0.6pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"26","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Malta Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP)"}],"observation_count":26,"observations":[{"period":"2000","value":99.3},{"period":"2001","value":82.9},{"period":"2002","value":80},{"period":"2003","value":79.1},{"period":"2004","value":80.8},{"period":"2005","value":83.3},{"period":"2006","value":93.3},{"period":"2007","value":94},{"period":"2008","value":94.3},{"period":"2009","value":82.5},{"period":"2010","value":88.6},{"period":"2011","value":94.6},{"period":"2012","value":98.4},{"period":"2013","value":89.8},{"period":"2014","value":84.4},{"period":"2015","value":98.5},{"period":"2016","value":100.2},{"period":"2017","value":96.4},{"period":"2018","value":104.7},{"period":"2019","value":108.6},{"period":"2020","value":112.4},{"period":"2021","value":101.3},{"period":"2022","value":116.3},{"period":"2023","value":101.4},{"period":"2024","value":99.2},{"period":"2025","value":99.8}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of GDP (current prices)"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"99.8","yoyChange":"+0.6pp"},{"year":"2024","value":"99.2","yoyChange":"-2.2pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"101.4","yoyChange":"-14.9pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"116.3","yoyChange":"+15.0pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"101.3","yoyChange":"-11.1pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"112.4","yoyChange":"+3.8pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"108.6","yoyChange":"+3.9pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"104.7","yoyChange":"+8.3pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"96.4","yoyChange":"-3.8pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"100.2","yoyChange":"+1.7pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"98.5","yoyChange":"+14.1pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"84.4","yoyChange":"-5.4pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"89.8","yoyChange":"-8.6pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"98.4","yoyChange":"+3.8pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"94.6","yoyChange":"+6.0pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"88.6","yoyChange":"+6.1pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"82.5","yoyChange":"-11.8pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"94.3","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"2007","value":"94.0","yoyChange":"+0.7pp"},{"year":"2006","value":"93.3","yoyChange":"+10.0pp"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks imports of goods and services as a share of GDP in Malta from 2000 to present. Show the trade balance evolution. 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 2000–2025 (26 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 116.3 % of GDP (current prices) in 2022 and reached its lowest recorded value of 79.1 in 2003. The latest reading of 99.8 in 2025 represents a change of +0.6pp."}]}