2,453
Approved new dwellings
2023 Q02
9.5%

New dwellings approved
from 2022 Q02
5.0%
Annual rate of inflation
(HICP): August 2023
0.4%

Monthly inflation from July 2023
58,386
Active business units
2022
2.2%

when compared to 2021
2.5%
Monthly Unemployment rate:
July 2023
0.0 p.p.

from
June 2023
325,457
Total inbound tourists
July 2023
20.8%

Total expenditure
from July 2022
542,051

Population 2022
4.2%

from 2021
Regional Labour Supply by Place of Residence and Work: 2022
Regional Labour Supply by Place of Residence and Work: 2022
03 October 2023
  • In 2022, total employed persons in MALTA amounted to 296,110, an increase of 7.8 per cent when compared to previous year.
  • When compared to 2021, full-time employment of Malta residents increased by 8.6 per cent to 245,059, while Gozo and Comino residents with a full-time job increased by 5.7 per cent to 17,702.
  • In 2022, full-time employment in Malta region stood at 249,100, an increase of 8.6 per cent over 2021, while in Gozo and Comino region, full-time employment reached 13,661, an increase of 4.8 per cent over 2021.
  • Gozo and Comino residents working on a full-time basis in Malta region totalled 3,494, of which, 50.9 per cent were males.
  • During 2022, persons registering for work were largest in the Northern Harbour district (27.0 per cent).
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04 September 2023
Peer Review Report
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In October 2022, the NSO underwent a Peer Review conducted by a team of European experts. Today marks the release of this Peer Review report.

24 August 2023
Gross National Income (GNI) Inventory
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The ESA 2010 GNI Inventory provides a detailed explanation of sources and methods used for estimating GNI in Malta. The structure of the inventory is based on Eurostat’s guidelines as published in 2020.

01 August 2023
Malta’s adherence to the IMF’s Special Data Dissemination Standard Plus initiative
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Malta’s adherence to the IMF’s Special Data Dissemination Standard Plus initiative

On July 28, Malta joined 30 other countries in adhering to the Special Data Dissemination Standard (SDDS) plus initiative.

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Continuing Vocational Training Survey: Reference year 2020
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Work Programme 2023-2025
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Regional Statistics MALTA 2023 Edition
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Malta Skills Survey 2022: Preliminary Report
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Residential Building Permits Q2 2023
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Research and Development: 2021
Research and Development: 2021

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Regional Statistics Malta 2023
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