Malta’s annual inflation rate stood at 2.5% in July 2025, remaining at its lowest level since April. Prices moderated for food and non-alcoholic beverages (3.8% vs 4.2% in June), restaurants and hotels (3.1% vs 4.0%), and miscellaneous goods and services (3.2% vs 3.9%). Additionally, prices fell at 0.3% for clothing and footwear following a flat reading in the previous month. Meanwhile, prices rose at a faster pace for housing and utilities (0.7% vs 0.6%), furnishings, household equipment, and routine household maintenance (0.4% vs 0.1%), health (2.8% vs 2.7%), recreation and culture (1.5% vs 1.0%) and transport (4.6% vs 3.6%). On a monthly basis, consumer prices increased by 0.4%, slowing from a 1.2% gain in June. source: National Statistics Office, Malta

Inflation Rate in Malta remained unchanged at 2.50 percent in July. Inflation Rate in Malta averaged 2.38 percent from 1997 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 7.40 percent in September of 2022 and a record low of -1.08 percent in April of 2007. This page provides the latest reported value for - Malta Inflation Rate - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Malta Inflation Rate - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on September of 2025.

Inflation Rate in Malta remained unchanged at 2.50 percent in July. Inflation Rate in Malta is expected to be 2.30 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Malta Inflation Rate is projected to trend around 2.10 percent in 2026 and 1.90 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2025-07-17 09:00 AM
Inflation Rate YoY
Jun 2.5% 2.7% 2.6%
2025-08-20 09:00 AM
Inflation Rate YoY
Jul 2.5% 2.5% 2.5%
2025-09-18 09:00 AM
Inflation Rate YoY
Aug 2.5% 2.4%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Retail Price Index 130.00 129.43 points Jul 2025
CPI Housing Utilities 129.42 129.29 points Jul 2025
CPI Transportation 121.01 117.87 points Jul 2025
GDP Deflator 119.85 117.94 points Jun 2025
Harmonised Consumer Prices 130.76 130.00 points Aug 2025
Harmonised Inflation Rate MoM 0.40 1.20 percent Jul 2025
Harmonised Inflation Rate YoY 2.60 2.50 percent Aug 2025
Inflation Rate YoY 2.50 2.50 percent Jul 2025
Inflation Rate MoM 0.40 1.20 percent Jul 2025
Producer Prices 108.30 107.96 points Jul 2025
PPI YoY 0.50 0.00 percent Jul 2025

Malta Inflation Rate
In Malta, the most important categories in the consumer price index are Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages accounts for 18 percent and Restaurant and Hotels for 15 percent; Transport for 12 percent; and Housing and Utilities for 10 percent. The index also includes: Furnishings, Household Equipment and Maintenance (9 percent); Miscellaneous Goods and Service (8 percent); and Recreation and Culture (8 percent). Health; Clothing and Footwear; Communication; Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco; and Education account for the remaining 20 percent of total weight.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
2.50 2.50 7.40 -1.08 1997 - 2025 percent Monthly
2015=100, NSA

News Stream
Malta Inflation Rate Steady at 2.5%
Malta’s annual inflation rate stood at 2.5% in July 2025, remaining at its lowest level since April. Prices moderated for food and non-alcoholic beverages (3.8% vs 4.2% in June), restaurants and hotels (3.1% vs 4.0%), and miscellaneous goods and services (3.2% vs 3.9%). Additionally, prices fell at 0.3% for clothing and footwear following a flat reading in the previous month. Meanwhile, prices rose at a faster pace for housing and utilities (0.7% vs 0.6%), furnishings, household equipment, and routine household maintenance (0.4% vs 0.1%), health (2.8% vs 2.7%), recreation and culture (1.5% vs 1.0%) and transport (4.6% vs 3.6%). On a monthly basis, consumer prices increased by 0.4%, slowing from a 1.2% gain in June.
2025-08-20
Malta Inflation Rate Eases in June
Malta’s annual inflation rate inched down to 2.5% in June 2025 from 2.7% in the previous month. Prices moderated for transport (3.6% vs 5.6%in May), miscellaneous goods and services (3.9% vs 4.3%), education (5.2% vs 5.6%), health (2.7% vs 3%), recreation and culture (1% vs 1.2%), furnishings, household equipment, and routine household maintenance (0.1% vs 0.4%), and housing and utilities (0.6% vs. 0.7%). Deflation also continued for communication at the same rate as last month (at -3.6%). Meanwhile, prices rose at a faster pace for alcoholic beverages and tobacco (2% vs 1.8%) and restaurants and hotels (4% vs 3.3%), while prices remained unchanged for food and non-alcoholic beverages (at 4.2%). Additionally, costs stabilized for clothing and footwear after a 0.7% drop in the prior period. On a monthly basis, consumer prices increased by 1.2% in June, easing from a 1.7% gain in May.
2025-07-17
Malta Inflation Rate Rises to 14-Month High
Malta’s annual inflation rate edged up to 2.7% in May 2025 from 2.6% in the previous month. This marked the highest reading since March 2024, driven mainly by higher prices for food and non-alcoholic beverages (4.2% vs 3.9% in April), miscellaneous goods and services (4.3% vs 3.7%), and restaurants and hotels (3.3% vs 2.9%). In addition, prices remained unchanged for health (3.0%) and education (5.6%). In contrast, price growth ticked down for transport (5.6% vs 5.7%), housing and utilities (0.7% vs 0.9%), and recreation and culture (1.2% vs 1.6%). On a monthly basis, consumer prices eased to 1.7% in May, from 3.2% in the previous month.
2025-06-18