Malta is the 38 most competitive nation in the world out of 140 countries ranked in the 2019 edition of the Global Competitiveness Report published by the World Economic Forum. Competitiveness Rank in Malta averaged 46.54 from 2007 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 56.00 in 2008 and a record low of 36.00 in 2017. source: World Economic Forum



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Business Confidence 122.30 119.60 points Jan 2026
Capacity Utilization 71.80 68.00 percent Dec 2025
Car Registrations 1862.00 1708.00 Units Dec 2025
Changes in Inventories 44393.00 41708.00 EUR Thousand Sep 2025
Corruption Index 49.00 46.00 Points Dec 2025
Corruption Rank 60.00 65.00 Dec 2025
Electricity Production 169.39 174.27 Gigawatt-hour Nov 2025
Industrial Production YoY -6.00 -7.80 percent Dec 2025
Industrial Production MoM 4.20 -0.10 percent Dec 2025
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Malta Competitiveness Rank
The most recent 2018 edition of Global Competitiveness Report assesses 140 economies. In 2018, the World Economic Forum introduced a new methodology emphasizing the role of human capital, innovation, resilience and agility, as not only drivers but also defining features of economic success in the 4th Industrial Revolution. As a result, the GCI scale changed to 1 to 100 from 1 to 7, with higher average score meaning higher degree of competitiveness. The report is made up of 98 variables organized into twelve pillars with the most important including: institutions; infrastructure; ICT adoption; macroeconomic stability; health; skills; product market; labour market; financial system; market size; business dynamism; and innovation capability.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
38.00 36.00 56.00 36.00 2007 - 2019 Yearly