Country comparison Malta vs Laos

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20247.0%chart4.3%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q310,721K
Annual GDP [+]2024€23,125Mchart€14,702M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$24,964Mchart$15,908M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€40,620chart€1,9132024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$45,167chart$2,0702024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€6,156M
Debt (M.€.) [+]202410,647chart14,7722024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202411,527chart15,9842024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202446.20%chart100.48%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€18,541chart€1,9272024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$20,073chart$2,0852024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-812chart3442024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-893chart3722024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-3.50%chart2.34%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20248,645.5chart2,300.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20249,316.5chart2,489.72024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2022848.8chart171.22023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2022906.7chart185.22023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202212.50%chart8.24%2024Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20231,199,212,000.0chart72.62023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20231,296.7chart83.62023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202315.91%chart3.21%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023116.9chart17.12013Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2023126.3chart22.72013Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20231.38%chart0.78%2013Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202437.50%chart15.65%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€15,055chart€3002024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$16,224chart$3252024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€1,596chart€232023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$1,719chart$242023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€2,170chart€92023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$2,392chart$112023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023€211chart€32013Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023$233chart$32013Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]11/22/2024A2
S&P Rating [+]10/14/2016A-
Fitch Rating [+]04/17/2020A+CCC-08/04/2022Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202351chart282023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201938ºchart113º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202431.1chart73.82024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202483º
Innovation Ranking [+]202429ºchart111º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]October 20253.1%
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q32.7%
Unemployed [+]2025Q39K
NMW [+]2025$1,089.7chart$77.82024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2025€961.0chart€70.12024NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2024$33,052
Average Wage [+]2024€30,536
Human Capital Ranking [+]201741ºchart84º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
25,568.000012/12/2025Euro / Kip [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]12/12/20250.8524chart21,659.000012/12/2025US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]12/11/2025-0.46%chart10.48%12/12/2025Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
4.8%November 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
HICP [+]November 20252.4%
PPI Year on Year [+]October 20250.5%
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%chart8.50%11/24/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202088ºchart154º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]October 2025-1.0%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 202415,058chart4,064December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 201916.50chart1.44December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2015721.73
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202429.2%chart10.3%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201118.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202035.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20222,286,600chart811,6002020Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2024€3,495.2Mchart€7,741.1M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$3,783.1Mchart$8,370.4M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202415.11%chart55.78%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2024€8,729.8Mchart€7,074.1M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$9,449.0Mchart$7,649.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202437.75%chart50.97%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2024€-5,234.6Mchart€667.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$-5,665.8Mchart$659.7M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2024-22.64%chart4.81%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]October 20255.2%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201547ºchart83º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]20241,795chart322023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2023-1ºchart49º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20220.90‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017215.5chart124.32017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202022.23%chart0.67%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202019.92%chart17.71%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20247.70‰chart21.27‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201780.3chart68.12017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20247.30‰chart6.22‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.06chart2.422023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20234.20‰
% risk of poverty [+]202416.8%chart18.3%2018% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]2024574,250chart7,664,9932023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020114,760chart48,7312020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020102,793chart1,296,0512020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.915chart0.6202022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202462ºchart89º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202483.30chart68.962023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]202331chart8372015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20225.08chart12.332015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]20233
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.56
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20233.85chart3.492023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]20232,716chart12,8032023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20232,295chart52,2952023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]11/16/20251,104chart67111/16/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]11/16/2025125,213chart219,06011/16/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]03/19/2024471,565chart5,222,41708/11/2022Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]11/16/20251,922.51chart87.5411/16/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]03/19/20241,408,793chart11,111,06608/11/2022Doses administered [+]
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