Country comparison Malta vs Afghanistan

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20247.0%chart2.3%2023GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q310,721K
Annual GDP [+]2024€23,125Mchart€15,947M2023Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$24,964Mchart$17,248M2023Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€40,620chart€3782023GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$45,167chart$4092023GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€6,156M
Debt (M.€.) [+]202410,647chart1,3162023Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202411,527chart1,4242023Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202446.20%chart8.26%2023Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€18,541chart€312023Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$20,073chart$342023Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-807chart-2182023Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-893chart-2352023Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-3.50%chart-1.37%2023Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20248,640.6chart2,705.72023Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20249,316.5chart2,926.52023Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2022848.8chart541.82019Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2022906.7chart606.62019Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202212.50%chart10.88%2021Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20231,199,212,000.0chart37.42023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20231,296.7chart40.52023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202315.91%chart1.46%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024104.3chart220.52021Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024112.6chart261.02021Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20241.28%chart10.27%2021Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202437.40%chart16.97%2023Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€15,047chart€642023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$16,224chart$692023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€1,596chart€142019Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$1,719chart$162019Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€2,170chart€12023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$2,392chart$12023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€183chart€62021Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$204chart$72021Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]11/22/2024A2
S&P Rating [+]10/14/2016A-
Fitch Rating [+]04/17/2020A+
Corruption Index [+]202351chart202023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201938º
Fragile States Index [+]202431.1chart103.92024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202483ºchart1º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202429º
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]December 20253.2%
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q32.7%
Unemployed [+]2025Q39K
NMW [+]2026$1,168.0chart$71.62020NMW [+]
NMW [+]2026€994.0
Average Wage [+]2024$33,052
Average Wage [+]2024€30,536
Human Capital Ranking [+]201741º
Markets
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/06/20260.8479
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]02/05/20261.61%
Prices
HICP [+]December 20252.4%
PPI Year on Year [+]December 20250.5%
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%
Business
Doing Business [+]202088ºchart173º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]November 2025-8.2%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 202415,058
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 201916.50
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2015721.73chart46.592015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202429.2%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201118.00%chart0%01/01/2013Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202035.0%chart20.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20222,286,600
Exports [+]2024€3,495.2Mchart€814.8M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$3,783.1Mchart$881.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202415.11%chart5.11%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2024€8,729.8Mchart€5,558.1M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$9,449.0Mchart$6,010.0M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202437.75%chart34.85%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2024€-5,234.6Mchart€-4,743.4M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$-5,665.8Mchart$-5,161.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2024-22.64%chart-29.74%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]December 20254.7%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201547ºchart96º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]20241,795chart662024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2023-1ºchart160º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20220.90‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017215.5chart409.52017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202022.23%chart0.37%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202019.92%chart15.02%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20247.70‰chart35.44‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201780.3chart181.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20247.30‰chart5.80‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.06chart4.842023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20234.20‰
% risk of poverty [+]202416.8%chart47.1%2019% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]2024574,250chart43,373,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020114,760chart144,0982020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020102,793chart5,853,8382020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.915chart0.4622022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202462ºchart146º2023Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202483.30chart66.042023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]202331chart1,7962015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20235.50chart5.322015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]20233chart1,6132021Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.56chart4.032021Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20233.85chart0.212023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]20232,716chart6,4682023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20232,295chart9732023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/20261,118chart7,99801/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/2026125,272chart235,21401/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]03/19/2024471,565chart18,370,38612/31/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/20261,946.89chart184.4001/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]03/19/20241,408,793chart22,964,75012/31/2023Doses administered [+]
Malta
Afghanistan