Key facts
*  Currency: the €uro.  Member of Eurozone since 2008.
*  GDP per capita: $41,900 (2017 estimate)
*  Unemployment: 4.4% (June 2020)
*  Inflation: -1.3% (Sept 2020)
*  Producing only 20% of its food needs and with no domestic energy sources, Malta is heavily dependent on foreign trade.

Industrial sectors *  1.6% agriculture, 22.8% industry, 75.6% services (2009 est) *  3 large natural harbours, 2 at Valetta and 1 on south-east of Malta, make it a leading centre for container and freight transport *  a main source of income is tourism.

Exports
* machinery and transport equipment, electronics and textiles.