Malta vs United States: country comparison

A UN member state, or a continent's average.

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In US dollars, spent in each country.

$100 spent in Malta buys about what

$151

buys in the United States, at purchasing power parity

And $100 in the United States buys what $66.34 buys in Malta. Prices across Malta's economy average 66% of the United States', so a dollar goes 51% further in Malta.

World Bank figures for 2025 unless another year is shown
MeasureMaltaUnited States
Economy
Population579,704341.8 million
GDPUS dollars, market exchange rates$27.8 billion$30.8 trillion
GDP per personUS dollars$47,907$90,027
GDP per person at PPPInternational dollars$72,210$90,027
Prices
Price levelUS prices = 100%66%100%
A US dollar goes as far as$1.51 in the US$1.00 in the US
Income
Median income or consumptionPer person, international dollars$56.03 a day2023 survey · $20,451 a year · income$72.07 a day2024 survey · $26,306 a year · income
More figures: GDP at PPP, conversion factor and GNI
Gross national income is what residents earn, at home and abroad
MeasureMaltaUnited States
GDP at PPPInternational dollars$41.9 billion$30.8 trillion
PPP conversion factorLocal currency per international dollar0.5871Euro1.000U.S. dollar
GNI per person, Atlas methodUS dollars$41,440$88,810
GNI per person at PPPInternational dollars$64,900$89,490

World Bank income groups: Malta, high income; United States, high income.

GDP per person at PPP · 2000 to 2025, in constant 2021 international dollarsAdjusted for inflation, so recent years read lower than the current-dollar figures above.
  • Malta
  • United States
Year-by-year table
YearMaltaUnited States
2025$63,656$76,931
2024$62,398$75,698
2023$60,460$74,352
2022$56,874$72,829
2021$56,824$71,441
2020$50,390$67,407
2019$53,393$69,121
2018$53,419$67,728
2017$51,628$66,164
2016$46,967$65,026
2015$46,172$64,368
2014$43,163$63,027
2013$40,921$61,967
2012$38,937$61,142
2011$37,741$60,253
2010$37,529$59,797
2009$35,513$58,722
2008$36,288$60,806
2007$34,982$61,314
2006$33,421$60,684
2005$32,777$59,612
2004$32,063$58,139
2003$32,148$56,505
2002$31,207$55,443
2001$30,602$55,024
2000$31,068$55,046

Malta vs United States: country comparison by Points Frog ↗ · An educational estimate, not financial advice.