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Sea transport between Malta and Gozo recorded a slowdown in the first quarter of 2026, with the total number of trips falling by 9.0% when compared with the same period in 2025. According to NSO data, 9,579 trips were operated between January and March 2026, down from 10,526 in the first quarter of
Inbound tourism to Malta continued to grow in February 2026, with a particularly strong increase from the Italian market. According to the latest figures published by Malta’s National Statistics Office, Italian residents travelling to Malta reached 31,058 in February, up 29.1% compared with the
Malta’s seasonally adjusted monthly unemployment rate stood at 3.5% in March 2026, unchanged from the previous month. Compared with March 2025, however, the rate increased by 0.4 percentage points, pointing to a slight annual rise in unemployment levels in the Maltese labour market.
Malta’s annual inflation rate, measured through the Retail Price Index, rose to 2.7% in March 2026, up from 2.5% in February. This means that inflation increased by 0.2 percentage points month-on-month, confirming a slight upward movement in consumer prices. The 12-month moving average rate
Malta’s at-risk-of-poverty rate remained unchanged in 2025, standing at 16.9%, according to the latest EU-SILC survey published by the National Statistics Office. The figure corresponds to 95,157 persons living in households with a national equivalised disposable income below the at-risk-of-poverty
In 2025, Malta’s General Government deficit decreased to €545.3 million, equivalent to 2.2% of GDP, improving from 3.4% in 2024. Public debt rose to €11.4 billion, equal to 46.4% of GDP.
- Malta: In the First Three Months of 2026, the Deficit Fell by 64.9% Compared to the First Quarter of 2025
- Italy at the centre of trade with 20.6% of imports
- Malta: Full-Time Jobs Up 7.3% in January 2024
- Malta: Government Deficit Down by €96.4 Million in 2024
- Malta: Unemployment Rises to 3.2% in May 2024
- Malta: Unemployment +33.5% in May 2024
- Malta: annual inflation rate= - 0,1%
- Malta: +4,6% persons in employment
- Malta: -1% at-risk-of-poverty (ARP) rate
- Malta: +€89.3 million imports from Italy
