Mexico and Malta
Mexico and Malta have maintained diplomatic ties since 1975 and began a political consultation mechanism in 2022. The inaugural meeting addressed economic and legal cooperation, Mediterranean affairs and Mexico–European Union relations.
Analysis reviewed: 2026-10-08 · Indicators updated: 2026-10-08Bilateral context
Carmen Moreno Toscano and Christopher Cutajar led the first consultation on matters of mutual interest at Mexico's foreign ministry on 7 June 2022.
What merchandise trade shows
In 2025, goods trade between Mexico and Malta totalled 106.7 million current USD.
Documented trade sectors
Within the selected chapters, electrical and electronic equipment stands out in shipments from Malta to Mexico, at 95.6 million USD in 2025.
Bilateral indicators
Blank cells: data unavailable.
| Indicator | Value | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Goods trade | 106.66 M USD | 2025 · Comtrade |
| Goods: Mexico to Malta | 0.000019 M USD | 2025 · Comtrade |
| Goods: Malta to Mexico | 106.66 M USD | 2025 · Comtrade |
| Services trade | ||
| Export share: Mexico to Malta | 0.000000003 % | 2025 · Comtrade |
| Export share: Malta to Mexico | ||
| Investment stock: Mexico in Malta | ||
| Investment stock: Malta in Mexico |
Definitions and sources
Trade adds both directions. Shares refer to the country’s total goods exports; investment is an accumulated stock, not an annual flow. Every figure retains the currency and period of its source. BEA positions are historical-cost estimates based on the immediate counterpart, not market values or investment by ultimate owner. ‘More than’ indicates a lower bound, not an exact amount. A recorded stock does not establish new activity or authorisation to operate under sanctions.
- Goods trade
- 2025 · UN Comtrade · Goods; full calendar year; reporter MEX. Exports normally FOB and imports CIF; no addition of mirror declarations. Both directions are identified from the same customs authority.
- Goods: Mexico to Malta
- 2025 · UN Comtrade · Goods; full calendar year; reporter MEX. Exports normally FOB and imports CIF; no addition of mirror declarations. Both directions are identified from the same customs authority.
- Goods: Malta to Mexico
- 2025 · UN Comtrade · Goods; full calendar year; reporter MEX. Exports normally FOB and imports CIF; no addition of mirror declarations. Both directions are identified from the same customs authority.
- Export share: Mexico to Malta
- 2025 · UN Comtrade · Exports to the partner / worldwide exports by the same reporter; same year and coverage.
Country comparison
Period and source beside each figure · est. = estimate by the stated institution.
Some annual indicators refer to different years. Check the period beside each value before comparing them.
| Indicator | Mexico | Malta |
|---|---|---|
| Nominal GDP | 1.83 trillion USD2025 · WB | 27.77 billion USD2025 · WB |
| GDP per capita | 13,889.23 USD2025 · WB | 47,906.9 USD2025 · WB |
| GDP growth | 0.56 %2025 · WB | 3.96 %2025 · WB |
| Policy interest rate | 6.5 %2026-09-24 · Banxico | |
| Inflation · annual average | 3.81 %Annual average · 2025 · WB | 2.36 %Annual average · 2025 · WB |
| Inflation · latest year-on-year figure | 3.42 %Year-on-year · first fortnight of Sept. 2026 · INEGI | |
| Unemployment | 2.67 %ILO est.2025 · WB | 2.9 %ILO est.2025 · WB |
| Budget balance (% of GDP) | -4.9 %IMF est.2025 · IMF | -3.1 %IMF est.2025 · IMF |
| Gross public debt (% of GDP) | 61.8 %IMF est.2025 · IMF | 46.8 %IMF est.2025 · IMF |
| Current account balance (% of GDP) | -0.45 %2025 · WB | 7.1 %2024 · WB |
| Population | 131,946,9002025 · WB | 579,704World Bank est.2025 · WB |
| Area | 1,957,194 km²2023 · BM / FAO | 320 km²2023 · WB |
| Military expenditure | ||
| Military expenditure (% of GDP) |
Definitions, dates and sources
Blank cells are not zero. Average annual inflation and the latest year-on-year figure appear in separate rows: they are not the same measure. Every annual indicator retains its reference year; when the years differ, the figures are identified as not directly comparable. When a figure is unavailable from the World Bank, an annual IMF estimate is used and identified as such. The latest year-on-year figure is the latest official release verified as of 7 October 2026. This includes advance releases marked as provisional. Mexico may have a fortnightly figure before the full month is published; it is not automatically compared with a monthly figure. The publication date is retained in each source’s details; it does not replace the observation period or the annual average. Policy rates carry their own dates and represent different instruments. Spain and France share the ECB rate. Balances are positive for surpluses and negative for deficits. The IMF may use fiscal years; unemployment retains each source’s definition (ILO estimates, IMF WEO or PCBS), as stated in the details. For Palestine, debt and the fiscal balance cover central government and retain the PCBS definition; they are not presented as consolidated general government. These are economic magnitudes, not measures of relationship quality.
Area retains each source’s territorial coverage; it does not determine sovereignty or effective control. Canada uses an archived national geographic reference. Military expenditure retains the 2024 SIPRI sample distributed by the World Bank: the amount and percentage of GDP use that same definition, which differs from NATO’s. It is not an approved budget or a 2026 figure. Information from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). Military expenditure database · Terms of use0
Indicators reviewed: 2026-10-07. Each source retains its original access date; this review does not turn all the data into 2026 observations. Figures may be revised.
- Nominal GDP
- Current USDMexico: 2025 · World BankMalta: 2025 · World Bank · Annual World Bank observation, with its original year; not monthly data.
- GDP per capita
- Current USD per personMexico: 2025 · World BankMalta: 2025 · World Bank · Annual World Bank observation, with its original year; not monthly data.
- GDP growth
- Annual real change (%)Mexico: 2025 · World BankMalta: 2025 · World Bank · Annual World Bank observation, with its original year; not monthly data.
- Policy interest rate
- Central bank instrument (%)Mexico: 2026-09-24 · Overnight interbank rate target · Bank of Mexico
- Inflation · annual average
- Average annual change in headline CPI (%)Mexico: 2025 · Average annual CPI change (%) · World BankMalta: 2025 · Annual average CPI change (%) · World Bank · Annual World Bank observation, with its original year; not monthly data.
- Inflation · latest year-on-year figure
- Headline CPI relative to the same period of the previous year (%); monthly or fortnightly frequency statedMexico: 2026-09-Q1 · Headline CPI change relative to the same fortnight of the previous year (%) · INEGI · Published: 2026-09-24 · First fortnight of September relative to the same fortnight of 2025; not full-month September CPI or the 0.33% fortnightly change. The monthly September figure had not yet been published on the review date.
- Unemployment
- % of the labour force; definition used by the stated institutionMexico: 2025 · World Bank · ILO est.Malta: 2025 · ILO modelled estimate; percentage of the labour force · World Bank · ILO est. · Annual World Bank observation, with its original year; not monthly data.
- Budget balance
- General government (% of GDP)Mexico: 2025 · IMF — World Economic Outlook · IMF est.Malta: 2025 · IMF · IMF est. · WEO general-government estimate, % of GDP. Not an observed balance for the current month.
- Gross public debt
- General government (% of GDP)Mexico: 2025 · IMF — World Economic Outlook · IMF est.Malta: 2025 · IMF · IMF est. · WEO general-government estimate, % of GDP. Not an observed balance for the current month.
- Current account balance
- % of GDPMexico: 2025 · World BankMalta: 2024 · World Bank · Annual World Bank observation, with its original year; not monthly data.
- Population
- PeopleMexico: 2025 · World BankMalta: 2025 · World Bank · WB est. · The source indicates an extrapolated population; this is not a census count.
- Area
- Total area in km²; territorial coverage of the sourceMexico: 2023 · Total area including inland waters; territorial coverage of the source · World Bank · FAOMalta: 2023 · World Bank · Annual World Bank observation, with its original year; not monthly data.
- Military expenditure
- Current USD per year; SIPRI series
- Military expenditure (% of GDP)
- Percentage of GDP; SIPRI definition, not NATO’s definition
Other data specific to this relationship
What they buy and sell
Documented selection, not an exhaustive list. Cells without a figure do not mean zero value; some products are identified without a verified amount.
Mexico to Malta
| Product or sector | Value / share |
|---|---|
Malta to Mexico
Connections between people
Residents, study and travel
Blank cells: data unavailable. Each measure retains its definition and period.
| Indicator | Value | Period / source |
|---|---|---|
| Residents from Mexico living in Malta | ||
| Residents from Malta living in Mexico | ||
| Study and training: Mexico in Malta | ||
| Study and training: Malta in Mexico | ||
| Academic stays: Mexico in Malta | ||
| Academic stays: Malta in Mexico | ||
| Travel: Mexico to Malta | ||
| Travel: Malta to Mexico |
What each figure measures
Residents are counted by nationality and the coverage of the stated register, not as people born in the other country or as new arrivals in one year. PERE includes dual nationals and people born outside Spain. Study with OPT and stays carrying academic credit are different measures. Travel may include several visits by the same person; FRONTUR arrivals require an overnight stay, whereas the Canadian survey includes day visits. These figures are neither added together nor automatically compared across directions.
Mobility data added or reviewed: 2026-10-07. Reference periods may be earlier.
Underlying ties
History, institutions and long-standing issues.
Bilateral context
Carmen Moreno Toscano and Christopher Cutajar led the first consultation on matters of mutual interest at Mexico's foreign ministry on 7 June 2022. They recalled diplomatic establishment on 29 October 1975. [1]
The scale of both economies
Nominal GDP for Mexico is 1,832.6 billion USD (2025), compared with 27.8 for Malta (2025). The reference populations are 131.95 and 0.58 million, respectively. In the same year, the economy of Mexico was 65.99 times that of Malta in nominal GDP. The comparison provides context on market size, but does not, on its own, measure influence, well-being or diplomatic closeness. Estimates and their sources retain their labels in the tables. [4] [5] [6] [7]
Recent developments
Recent developments and latest available data · Review: 2026-10-08
Cooperation and bilateral issues
They explored expanded economic exchanges and cooperation and agreed to follow up on negotiations strengthening the bilateral legal framework. They also supported progress towards signing the Modernised Mexico–EU Global Agreement as negotiated. The conversation included situations in Europe, the Mediterranean and Latin America. Mexico wished success to Malta's Security Council candidacy for 2023–2024. The statement documents 2022 dialogue and objectives without presenting bilateral instruments still under negotiation as signed. [1]
What merchandise trade shows
In 2025, merchandise trade between the two countries (Mexico and Malta) totalled 106.7 million current USD. Shipments from the first to the second were 0.000019 million; those in the opposite direction, 106.7 million. The difference between the two flows was 106.7 million, in favour of Malta. This is a goods balance, not the total balance of the economic relationship: it excludes services, income and transfers. Both directions come from a single customs reporter to avoid adding mirror records. [2]
The partner's share of exports
Sales from Mexico to the partner represented 0.000000003% of its worldwide goods exports in 2025. The share compares the same reporter, year and coverage. It measures export concentration, not the percentage of GDP dependent on this relationship. A partner may be important in a specific sector even if its share of total goods trade is small. [2]
Documented trade sectors
Within the selected chapters, electrical and electronic equipment stands out in shipments from Malta to Mexico, at 95.6 million USD in 2025. The table compares eight selected chapters with the same coverage as the trade total. It is not a complete list or proof that the first item in this selection is the leading product across the entire relationship. A chapter groups numerous goods: machinery and components, for example, do not describe a single business transaction. [3]
Sources and data
Periods and scope of the figures
Institutional sources and periods accompany each figure. Annual trade, investment positions, residents and visits are distinct measures. Empty cells do not mean zero. Statements of intent are not presented as project implementation or treaties in force.
- Bilateral relations — MEX-MLT
www.gob.mx · Institutional source · Accessed: 2026-10-08
- Bounded matrix; reporter, partner, year, chapter and direction identified in each record
UN Comtrade · Institutional source · Accessed: 2026-10-08
- Bounded matrix; reporter, partner, year, chapter and direction identified in each record
UN Comtrade · Institutional source · Accessed: 2026-10-08
- Official statistics
World Bank · Institutional source · Accessed: 2026-09-17
- Official series — gdp
World Bank · Institutional source · Accessed: 2026-10-07
- Official statistics
World Bank · Institutional source · Accessed: 2026-10-06
- Official series — population
World Bank · Institutional source · Accessed: 2026-10-07
Additional sources on products and human connections
- UN Comtrade
2026-10-08 · Accessed: 2026-10-08 · Bounded matrix; reporter, partner, year, chapter and direction identified in each record.