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Trade between Italy and Malta

In 2024, Italy exported $2.1 billion to Malta and imported $338 million. Italy ran a surplus of $1.8 billion with Malta, compared with a surplus of $1 billion in 2019. Malta was Italy’s 62nd largest trading partner (0.2% of its trade), and Italy was Malta’s 3rd (11%).

Summary

Italy → Malta
$2.1billion
Malta → Italy
$338million
Italy’s balance
$1.8billion

Balance

Italy’s trade balance with Malta

Trade between Italy and Malta grew 49% since 1995

USD billions (current). Italy’s exports and imports; bars: its balance (green surplus, red deficit).

  • Exports 2.1
  • Imports 0.3
  • Balance +1.8

Source: CEPII BACI

Show the numbers
YearExportsImportsTrade balance
1995$886 million$750 million$136 million
1996$655 million$257 million$397 million
1997$640 million$116 million$523 million
1998$636 million$121 million$514 million
1999$534 million$132 million$402 million
2000$593 million$134 million$460 million
2001$613 million$162 million$451 million
2002$676 million$177 million$499 million
2003$808 million$106 million$703 million
2004$1 billion$150 million$853 million
2005$1.2 billion$260 million$909 million
2006$1.4 billion$249 million$1.2 billion
2007$1.4 billion$254 million$1.2 billion
2008$1.5 billion$438 million$1.1 billion
2009$1.4 billion$322 million$1.1 billion
2010$1.5 billion$335 million$1.1 billion
2011$2 billion$363 million$1.7 billion
2012$2.7 billion$265 million$2.4 billion
2013$2 billion$299 million$1.7 billion
2014$1.6 billion$280 million$1.3 billion
2015$1.5 billion$315 million$1.2 billion
2016$1.5 billion$440 million$1 billion
2017$1.6 billion$514 million$1 billion
2018$1.7 billion$339 million$1.4 billion
2019$1.4 billion$401 million$1 billion
2020$1.3 billion$262 million$1.1 billion
2021$1.7 billion$357 million$1.4 billion
2022$2 billion$333 million$1.7 billion
2023$1.9 billion$302 million$1.6 billion
2024$2.1 billion$338 million$1.8 billion

What they sell each other

What Italy sells to Malta

The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.

  1. Refined petroleum$548 million · 26%
    820 thousand tonnes · Italy’s destinations
  2. Yachts and pleasure boats$236 million · 11.2%
    3 thousand tonnes
  3. Electricity$119 million · 5.7%
  4. Microchips$61 million · 2.9%
    23 tonnes · Italy’s destinations
  5. Furniture$45 million · 2.2%
    9 thousand tonnes · Italy’s destinations
  6. Bread, biscuits and pastries$37 million · 1.8%
    8 thousand tonnes
  7. Jewelry$31 million · 1.5%
    2 tonnes · Italy’s destinations
  8. Cheese$26 million · 1.2%
    5 thousand tonnes · Italy’s destinations
  9. Cement$21 million · 0.98%
    260 thousand tonnes
  10. Steel bars$20 million · 0.94%
    29 thousand tonnes

What Malta sells to Italy

The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.

  1. Medicines in measured doses or retail packs$61 million · 18%
    2 thousand tonnes · Italy’s sources
  2. Cargo and cruise ships$41 million · 12.3%
    14 thousand tonnes
  3. Yachts and pleasure boats$34 million · 10%
    621 tonnes
  4. Precious metal scrap$20 million · 5.8%
    1 tonne
  5. Coal tar oils$17 million · 5%
    33 thousand tonnes
  6. Refined petroleum$16 million · 4.8%
    31 thousand tonnes · Malta’s destinations
  7. Medical and dental instruments$15 million · 4.5%
    514 tonnes · Italy’s sources
  8. Low-voltage switches and connectors$13 million · 3.9%
    173 tonnes
  9. Fresh fish$13 million · 3.9%
    2 thousand tonnes
  10. Other knitted fabric$13 million · 3.9%
    2 thousand tonnes

How it travels

Estimated sea route from Genoa to Valletta.

The estimated sea route between Genoa and Valletta is 603 nautical miles (1,116 km) long: ≈ 1.5–2 days at sea (at 18 and 14 knots).

It does not cross any major canal or strait.

Sailing estimate without port calls, waiting or transshipment; not a schedule. One main reference port per country: in large countries it does not represent all of its ports.

Split by transport mode

  1. Sea$1.9 billion · 78.6%
  2. Air$523 million · 21.4%

Mode estimated from value per kilo and geography; both directions together.

How much each matters to the other

Malta was Italy’s 62nd largest trading partner (0.2% of its trade), and Italy was Malta’s 3rd (11%).

Malta in Italy’s trade
0.2%
Malta’s rank among Italy’s partners
62nd
Italy in Malta’s trade
10.5%
Italy’s rank among Malta’s partners
3rd

Compare with

Other partners of Italy

Other partners of Malta

Sources and methodology

Sources and licenses

Methodology

Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), in current US dollars, with exports and imports reconciled between countries. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. The sea route comes from our own network derived from World Bank shipping density (not from nautical charts), between one main reference port per country (World Port Index); days are the distance at 14 and 18 knots, without port calls or waiting. Data up to 2024.