Labour cost index by NACE Rev. 2 activity - nominal value, annual data in Malta
Malta: Labour cost index by NACE Rev. 2 activity - nominal value, annual data was 122 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
122
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
31st
of 41 countries
All-time high
122.6
in 2024
All-time low
57.1
in 2003
Years of data
17
2003–2025
Labour cost index by NACE Rev. 2 activity - nominal value, annual data in Malta, 2003–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, labour cost index by nace rev. 2 activity - nominal value, annual data in Malta stood at 122.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 33.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour cost index by nace rev. 2 activity - nominal value, annual data in Malta peaked at 122.6 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 57.1, in 2003.
That places Malta 31st out of 41 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Labour cost index by NACE Rev. 2 activity - nominal value, annual data in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 57.1 | — |
| 2004 | 59.5 | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 60.8 | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 62.8 | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 64.5 | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 76.2 | +18.1% |
| 2012 | 79.1 | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 81.9 | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 85.5 | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 91.3 | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 102.7 | +12.5% |
| 2020 | 100 | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 104.4 | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 112.3 | +7.6% |
| 2023 | 117.4 | +4.5% |
| 2024 | 122.6 | +4.4% |
| 2025 | 122 | -0.5% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 122 is below the median for high income countries, which is 127.5, 96% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 60.94 | 57.1 | 64.5 | 5 |
| 2010s | 86.12 | 76.2 | 102.7 | 6 |
| 2020s | 113.12 | 100 | 122.6 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 28 Cyprus 124.9 compare
- 28 Czechia 124.9 compare
- 30 European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 122.4 compare
- 32 Germany 121.7 compare
- 33 Luxembourg 120.7 compare
- 34 Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 120.1 compare
More work & labour data for Malta
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.8118 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.7863 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.8415 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.79 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.2041 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 404.95 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 14.3 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 168.51 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 191.42 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 359.93 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labour cost index by nace rev. 2 activity - nominal value, annual data in Malta?
- Labour cost index by nace rev. 2 activity - nominal value, annual data in Malta was 122 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest labour cost index by nace rev. 2 activity - nominal value, annual data recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 122.6 in 2024.
- What is the lowest labour cost index by nace rev. 2 activity - nominal value, annual data recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.1 in 2003.
- How does Malta rank for labour cost index by nace rev. 2 activity - nominal value, annual data?
- Malta ranks 31st out of 41 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labour cost index by nace rev. 2 activity - nominal value, annual data rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Labour cost index by NACE Rev. 2 activity - nominal value, annual data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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