Labour productivity growth in Malta
Real output per hour worked in Malta changed by -0.3% in 2025.
Malta, 2025
-0.3%
Change from 2024
−1.8percentage points
European Union, 2025
1.3%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
1.9%
Position in 2025
31st of 32
Labour productivity growth in Malta over time
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% change on previous year. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Malta | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -0.3% | 1.3% |
| 2024 | 1.5% | 0.4% |
| 2023 | -0.1% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | -1.3% | 0.4% |
| 2021 | 9.7% | 0.6% |
| 2020 | 1.4% | 1.4% |
| 2019 | -4.8% | 0.8% |
| 2018 | -1.1% | 0.8% |
| 2017 | 8.6% | 1.8% |
| 2016 | -4.2% | 0.4% |
| 2015 | 5.6% | 1.5% |
| 2014 | 4.4% | 0.7% |
| 2013 | 2.7% | 0.9% |
| 2012 | 3.3% | 0.5% |
| 2011 | 1.3% | 1.9% |
| 2010 | 7.2% | 2.9% |
| 2009 | -1.5% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 1.7% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 1.6% | 0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | 1.7% |
| 2005 | 1.9% | 1.2% |
| 2004 | 4.0% | 1.6% |
| 2003 | 3.5% | 1.0% |
| 2002 | 2.2% | 2.0% |
| 2001 | -0.6%e (estimated) | 2.0% |
Flags: e estimated . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −1.8 percentage points from 1.5% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 5.6%, the figure has changed by −5.9 percentage points.
- Among the 32 countries with data for 2025, Malta has the 31st highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 1.3%.
More for Malta
All statistics for Malta
Real GDP growth
4.7%
2025 · Eurostat
Usual weekly working hours
39.3 hours per week
2025 · Eurostat
GDP per capita in euro
€42,390 per person
2025 · Eurostat
GDP per capita in PPS
109 (EU = 100)
2024 · Eurostat
GDP in euro
24,664 million €
2025 · Eurostat
Quarterly GDP growth (seasonally adjusted)
1.1%
Q2 2026 · Eurostat