Who does Malta rely on?

1. China$3.3 billion · 21.2%
2. South Korea$2.3 billion · 14.7%
3. Italy$2.1 billion · 13.4%
4. France$1.3 billion · 8.5%
5. Spain$780 million · 5%
6. Germany$668 million · 4.3%
7. United Kingdom$456 million · 2.9%
8. Turkey$389 million · 2.5%
9. Netherlands$388 million · 2.5%
10. United States$335 million · 2.1%

Some of these goods may have been produced in another country: countries record origin in different ways.

Of the 498 products Malta buys for more than $1 million in 2024, these are the highest-value ones with a dominant supplier.

and 119 more

A product has a dominant supplier when a single country sells more than 50% of what is bought of it; we flag it separately above 75%.

Some of these goods may have been produced in another country: countries record origin in different ways.

Largest customer: Germany

11.8%

Concentration (HHI)

447

Concentration index (HHI): 447 out of 10,000; equivalent to splitting sales among 22 customers of the same size

97 of the 190 products Malta sells for more than $1 million have a customer buying more than 50% of what Malta sells of that product; in 49, more than 75%. In those products, sales to each one’s dominant customer add up to 17.6% of what Malta sells.

and 82 more

Largest supplier outside the EU: China

37.4%

Concentration (HHI) · Supplier

2,163

Largest customer outside the EU: Nigeria

17.8%

Concentration (HHI) · Customer

630

176 of the 300 products Malta buys from outside the EU for more than $1 million have a supplier selling more than 50% of what Malta buys of that product; in 71, more than 75%. In those products, purchases from each one’s dominant supplier add up to 49.5% of what Malta buys from outside the EU.

Who does the European Union rely on?

The closest countries in the concentration ranking (HHI, highest first).

• Trade profile of Malta
• Trade between Malta and China
• Trade between Malta and France
• Trade between Malta and Germany
• Trade between Malta and Italy
• Trade between Malta and South Korea
• Dependence of Malta on China
• All countries

Sources and licenses

• CEPII BACI · Licence Ouverte Etalab 2.0
• Natural Earth · Public domain

Methodology

The data come from CEPII BACI (Etalab 2.0 licence), which reconciles what the exporting and the importing country report, in current USD, FOB. Data up to 2024.

Dependence is the share of a country’s imports (or exports) that each partner accounts for. It does not measure whether a product has a substitute or how much it would cost to change supplier.

The concentration index (HHI) adds up the square of each partner’s share, in percent: it runs from 0 to 10,000. Its equivalent is 10,000 ÷ HHI, the number of partners of the same size that would give that value.

Products are HS4 headings of the 1992 nomenclature (some combine different goods), with a floor of $1 million per product and country.

The EU is the 27 current members in every year; the United Kingdom is outside the EU throughout the series.

Re-exports: countries that act as redistribution hubs carry their notice and the figures are not corrected.