Country comparison Malta vs Ireland

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20247.0%chart2.6%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q310,721Kchart29,202K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€23,125Mchart€562,794M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$24,964Mchart$609,157M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€40,620chart€104,5102024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$45,167chart$112,3562024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€6,156Mchart€158,854M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202410,647chart215,3802024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202411,527chart236,0812024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202446.20%chart38.30%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€18,541chart€39,5932024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$20,073chart$43,3982024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-807chart22,6052024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-893chart24,8812024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-3.50%chart4.00%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20248,640.6chart125,998.22024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20249,316.5chart135,848.72024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2022848.8chart13,025.72021Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2022906.7chart15,432.52021Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202212.50%chart12.33%2021Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20231,199,212,000.0chart28,394,647,000.02024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20231,296.7chart30,733,798,019.92024Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202315.91%chart22.16%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024104.3chart1,345.62024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024112.6chart1,456.52024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20241.28%chart1.00%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202437.40%chart22.40%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€15,047chart€23,1622024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$16,224chart$24,9732024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€1,596chart€2,5582021Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$1,719chart$3,0102021Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€2,170chart€5,3062024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$2,392chart$5,7432024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€183chart€2502024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$204chart$2692024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]11/22/2024A2Aa308/15/2025Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]10/14/2016A-AA11/15/2024S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]04/17/2020A+AA-01/28/2022Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202351chart772023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201938ºchart24º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202431.1chart18.62024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202483ºchart49º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202429ºchart19º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]December 20253.2%chart5.0%December 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q32.7%chart5.3%2025Q3Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2025Q39Kchart155K2025Q3Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2026$1,168.0chart$2,809.42026NMW [+]
NMW [+]2026€994.0chart€2,391.02026NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2024$33,052chart$69,4442024Average Wage [+]
Average Wage [+]2024€30,536chart€64,1582024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201741ºchart19º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/12/20260.8422chart0.842202/12/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
2.88%02/12/202610-Year Bond Yield [+]
1202/12/2026Risk Premium [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]02/11/20262.57%chart0.22%02/12/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
2.8%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
HICP [+]December 20252.4%chart2.7%December 2025HICP [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]December 20250.5%chart-4.9%December 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%chart2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202088ºchart24º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]December 2025-6.0%chart10.6%November 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 202415,058chart211,084December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 201916.50chart24.95December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2015721.73chart528.862021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202429.2%chart22.3%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201118.00%chart23.00%01/01/2012Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202035.0%chart52.0%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20222,286,600chart10,951,0002019Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2024€3,495.2Mchart€222,748.3M2024Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$3,783.1Mchart$241,098.3M2024Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202415.11%chart39.58%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2024€8,729.8Mchart€133,140.6M2024Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$9,449.0Mchart$144,108.7M2024Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202437.75%chart23.66%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2024€-5,234.6Mchart€89,607.7M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$-5,665.8Mchart$96,989.6M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2024-22.64%chart15.92%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]December 20254.7%chart-0.7%December 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201547ºchart15º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]20241,795chart772024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2023-1ºchart2º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20220.90‰chart0.70‰2017Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017215.5chart607.72017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202022.23%chart17.20%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202019.92%chart14.49%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20247.70‰chart10.00‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201780.3chart2,161.12017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20247.30‰chart6.50‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.06chart1.502023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20234.20‰chart3.30‰2021Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202416.8%chart12.7%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]2024574,250chart5,439,8982024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020114,760chart871,2562020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020102,793chart734,3172020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.915chart0.9502022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202462ºchart9º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202483.30chart82.902023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]202331chart4532023Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20235.50chart8.462023Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]20233chart342023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.56chart0.652023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20233.85chart6.502023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]20232,716chart31,6692023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20232,295chart30,7192023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/20261,118chart9,76201/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/2026125,272chart1,765,58501/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]03/19/2024471,565chart4,065,58405/10/2024Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/20261,946.89chart1,794.5201/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]03/19/20241,408,793chart11,148,28105/10/2024Doses administered [+]
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