Productivity vs. GDP per capita in Malta
Malta: Productivity vs. GDP per capita was 46.32 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023. ▲ Rising
Productivity vs. GDP per capita in Malta, 1994–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.
Analysis
Malta recorded 46.32 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour for productivity vs. gdp per capita in 2023.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, productivity vs. gdp per capita in Malta peaked at 48.13 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2021 and was at its lowest, 24.87 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, in 1996.
Malta ranks 37th of 130 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.26 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 24.87 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 29.32 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 6 |
| 2000s | 34.08 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 32.45 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 35.94 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.04 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 36.77 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 43.16 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.61 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 43.03 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 48.13 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 34 Romania 47.08 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 35 Georgia 46.89 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 36 Poland 46.69 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 38 Israel 46.18 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 39 Estonia 46.15 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 40 Trinidad and Tobago 45.94 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
More work & labour data for Malta
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 81.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 55.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 87.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 74.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 56.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 53.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 58.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is productivity vs. gdp per capita in Malta?
- Productivity vs. gdp per capita in Malta was 46.32 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest productivity vs. gdp per capita recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 48.13 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2021.
- What is the lowest productivity vs. gdp per capita recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.87 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 1996.
- How does Malta rank for productivity vs. gdp per capita?
- Malta ranks 37th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is productivity vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Productivity vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Productivity is calculated as GDP divided by the total number of hours worked in the economy. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.