CENTRAL BANK OF MALTA
MALTA'S FOREIGN TRADE
€ millions
Exports (f.o.b.)1
Period Imports (c.i.f.) Balance of trade
Domestic Re-exports Total
1980 347.0 41.2 388.2 753.9 (365.7)
1981 359.3 45.4 404.7 774.2 (369.5)
1982 349.6 44.3 393.9 757.2 (363.3)
1983 330.1 35.2 365.3 737.4 (372.1)
1984 383.7 38.4 422.1 769.9 (347.8)
1985 394.3 41.7 436.0 824.9 (388.9)
1986 420.1 33.5 453.6 810.5 (356.9)
1987 444.2 41.7 485.9 915.2 (429.3)
1988 505.7 43.8 549.5 1042.1 (492.6)
1989 637.2 48.5 685.7 1201.4 (515.7)
1990 765.7 68.0 833.7 1445.4 (611.7)
1991 866.9 78.0 944.9 1593.3 (648.4)
1992 1051.7 91.8 1143.5 1741.9 (598.4)
1993 1110.5 96.9 1207.4 1935.3 (727.9)
1994 1274.7 105.3 1380.0 2140.1 (760.1)
1995 1466.9 105.3 1572.2 2417.1 (844.9)
1996 1327.5 126.3 1453.8 2347.5 (893.7)
1997 1313.6 151.4 1465.0 2292.7 (827.7)
1998 1548.6 109.9 1658.5 2410.7 (752.2)
1999 1659.6 182.9 1842.5 2645.8 (803.3)
2000 2277.1 221.1 2498.2 3476.3 (978.1)
2001 1842.2 209.2 2051.4 2853.9 (802.5)
2002 1857.2 398.6 2255.8 2859.2 (603.4)
2003 1902.5 260.0 2162.5 2984.6 (822.1)
1990
Q1 171.8 14.2 186.0 325.7 (139.7)
Q2 202.6 15.4 218.0 358.1 (140.1)
Q3 188.5 18.9 207.4 371.0 (163.6)
Q4 202.8 19.8 222.6 390.6 (168.0)
1991
Q1 172.1 14.0 186.1 354.7 (168.6)
Q2 204.3 18.2 222.5 422.8 (200.3)
Q3 222.0 21.9 243.9 383.4 (139.5)
Q4 268.5 24.0 292.5 432.4 (139.9)
1992
Q1 275.6 20.3 295.9 429.1 (133.2)
Q2 236.7 26.6 263.3 444.4 (181.1)
Q3 259.8 21.7 281.5 423.9 (142.4)
Q4 279.6 23.3 302.9 444.5 (141.6)
1993
Q1 247.9 22.1 270.0 450.4 (180.4)
Q2 269.9 24.2 294.1 520.8 (226.7)
Q3 267.1 25.4 292.5 452.1 (159.6)
Q4 325.6 24.9 350.5 512.0 (161.5)
Exports (f.o.b.)1
Period Imports (c.i.f.) Balance of trade
Domestic Re-exports Total
1994
Q1 291.4 22.1 313.5 449.1 (135.6)
Q2 308.7 30.5 339.2 514.1 (174.9)
Q3 339.9 26.3 366.2 566.9 (200.7)
Q4 334.7 26.3 361.0 610.0 (249.0)
1995
Q1 332.4 31.4 363.8 583.1 (219.3)
Q2 344.1 25.2 369.3 612.9 (243.6)
Q3 363.0 21.4 384.4 576.3 (191.9)
Q4 427.4 27.3 454.7 644.8 (190.1)
1996
Q1 332.7 20.7 353.4 560.8 (207.4)
Q2 346.3 32.4 378.7 588.5 (209.8)
Q3 292.0 37.0 329.0 604.9 (275.9)
Q4 356.5 36.1 392.6 593.3 (200.7)
1997
Q1 318.5 32.6 351.1 557.0 (205.9)
Q2 333.2 35.2 368.4 605.5 (237.1)
Q3 314.9 47.3 362.2 532.5 (170.3)
Q4 347.0 36.3 383.3 597.7 (214.4)
1998
Q1 366.5 25.9 392.4 542.2 (149.8)
Q2 412.6 28.2 440.8 633.5 (192.7)
Q3 382.0 34.0 416.0 600.9 (184.9)
Q4 387.5 21.7 409.2 634.1 (224.9)
1999
Q1 395.4 45.0 440.4 586.6 (146.2)
Q2 420.0 38.7 458.7 656.6 (197.9)
Q3 389.3 48.0 437.3 631.1 (193.8)
Q4 454.9 51.2 506.1 771.5 (265.4)
2000
Q1 505.3 50.1 555.4 756.3 (200.9)
Q2 556.1 61.0 617.1 897.8 (280.7)
Q3 575.6 56.8 632.4 857.3 (224.9)
Q4 640.1 53.1 693.2 964.9 (271.7)
2001
Q1 521.8 41.5 563.3 764.9 (201.6)
Q2 469.7 53.6 523.3 720.8 (197.5)
Q3 413.4 56.8 470.2 654.3 (184.1)
Q4 437.3 57.3 494.6 713.9 (219.3)
2002
Q1 438.0 67.6 505.6 643.1 (137.5)
Q2 443.9 163.3 607.2 750.8 (143.6)
Q3 470.4 93.9 564.3 717.2 (152.9)
Q4 504.9 73.8 578.7 748.1 (169.4)
2003
Q1 449.0 65.7 514.7 716.6 (201.9)
Q2 464.4 79.7 544.1 776.1 (239.0)
Q3 484.8 51.0 535.8 744.4 (208.6)
Q4 504.3 63.6 567.9 747.5 (179.6)
1
As from 2004 exports data was no longer sub-classified into domestic exports and re-exports.
Source: NSO Publications
CENTRAL BANK OF MALTA
MALTA'S FOREIGN TRADE1
€ millions
Period Exports (f.o.b.) Imports (c.i.f.) Balance of trade
2004 2,112.3 3328.5 (1,216.2)
2005 1,959.1 3117.2 (1,158.1)
2006 2,256.8 3487.9 (1,231.1)
20072 2,287.5 3580.4 (1,292.9)
20082 2,093.1 3655.0 (1,561.9)
20092 1,665.5 3,154.5 (1,489.0)
20102 2,260.9 3,742.4 (1,481.5)
2004
Jan. 164.8 251.7 (86.9)
Feb. 176.6 251.1 (74.5)
Mar. 207.7 326.7 (119.0)
Apr. 178.1 405.0 (226.9)
May 174.3 250.7 (76.4)
Jun. 170.8 228.4 (57.6)
July 160.6 269.5 (108.9)
Aug. 166.0 231.7 (65.7)
Sep. 183.2 222.0 (38.8)
Oct. 171.4 287.5 (116.1)
Nov. 180.8 315.2 (134.4)
Dec. 178.0 289.0 (111.0)
2005
Jan. 138.8 237.1 (98.3)
Feb. 139.9 237.4 (97.5)
Mar. 157.2 237.4 (80.2)
Apr. 157.1 247.4 (90.3)
May 167.6 294.1 (126.5)
Jun. 164.4 245.0 (80.6)
July 151.5 259.2 (107.7)
Aug. 152.0 231.7 (79.7)
Sep. 173.2 249.5 (76.3)
Oct. 168.0 301.6 (133.6)
Nov. 197.3 322.9 (125.6)
Dec. 192.1 253.9 (61.8)
2006
Jan. 169.1 224.3 (55.2)
Feb. 143.4 332.5 (189.1)
Mar. 178.4 303.1 (124.7)
Apr. 171.7 280.7 (109.0)
May 234.3 347.4 (113.1)
Jun. 184.8 313.5 (128.7)
July 172.1 286.3 (114.2)
Aug. 167.0 289.7 (122.7)
Sep. 196.8 261.4 (64.6)
Oct. 204.0 305.5 (101.5)
Nov. 248.3 290.6 (42.3)
Dec. 186.9 252.9 (66.0)
20072
Jan. 163.3 243.2 (79.9)
Feb. 160.4 247.8 (87.4)
Mar. 212.0 371.4 (159.4)
Apr. 168.8 263.7 (94.9)
May 204.8 280.9 (76.1)
Jun. 201.3 350.3 (149.0)
July 199.3 332.5 (133.2)
Period Exports (f.o.b.) Imports (c.i.f.) Balance of trade
Aug. 166.9 261.3 (94.4)
Sep. 182.6 268.0 (85.4)
Oct. 191.4 365.7 (174.3)
Nov. 194.1 295.9 (101.8)
Dec. 242.6 299.7 (57.1)
20082
Jan. 179.5 299.6 (120.1)
Feb. 166.8 273.5 (106.7)
Mar. 183.5 291.0 (107.5)
Apr. 166.7 358.5 (191.8)
May 168.0 305.6 (137.6)
Jun. 174.2 307.3 (133.1)
Jul. 177.1 386.3 (209.2)
Aug. 151.1 263.1 (112.0)
Sep. 184.4 328.3 (143.9)
Oct. 195.6 307.1 (111.5)
Nov. 165.0 292.3 (127.3)
Dec. 181.2 242.4 (61.2)
20092
Jan. 116.4 279.6 (163.2)
Feb. 112.1 215.0 (102.9)
Mar. 150.4 286.7 (136.3)
Apr. 133.1 281.9 (148.8)
May 132.9 253.6 (120.7)
Jun. 139.7 245.2 (105.5)
Jul. 153.5 322.5 (169.0)
Aug. 128.6 271.6 (143.0)
Sep. 156.8 237.8 (81.0)
Oct. 153.4 267.9 (114.5)
Nov. 147.4 246.3 (98.9)
Dec. 141.2 246.4 (105.2)
20102
Jan. 152.0 223.6 (71.6)
Feb. 175.5 280.3 (104.8)
Mar. 193.6 326.1 (132.5)
Apr. 199.7 269.0 (69.3)
May 180.2 266.6 (86.4)
Jun. 207.1 287.5 (80.4)
Jul. 187.7 370.6 (182.9)
Aug. 191.5 373.8 (182.3)
Sep. 175.1 335.3 (160.2)
Oct. 194.9 350.4 (155.5)
Nov. 220.6 332.7 (112.1)
Dec. 183.0 326.5 (143.5)
20112
Jan. 272.6 320.4 (47.8)
Feb. 203.9 337.0 (133.1)
Mar. 268.4 350.5 (82.1)
Apr. 267.8 404.7 (136.9)
May 192.0 362.7 (170.7)
Jun. 275.9 339.4 (63.5)
Jul. 176.1 327.3 (151.2)
Aug. 182.7 309.1 (126.4)
1
Figures may differ from those shown in the National Statistics Office's International
Trade News Release due to different cut off dates.
2
Provisional.
Source: NSO.