Internet purchases by individuals in Malta
Malta: Internet purchases by individuals was 49.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Internet purchases by individuals in Malta, 2005–2019
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage of individuals.
Analysis
Malta recorded 49.5% for internet purchases by individuals in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.0% on the previous year and up 81.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, internet purchases by individuals in Malta peaked at 49.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 9.5%, in 2006.
That places Malta 19th out of 43 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Internet purchases by individuals in Malta, year by year
| Year | Percentage of individuals | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 10.3% | — |
| 2006 | 9.5% | -8.1% |
| 2007 | 15.6% | +64.4% |
| 2008 | 15.9% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 27.2% | +71.1% |
| 2010 | 31.6% | +16.0% |
| 2011 | 34.9% | +10.4% |
| 2012 | 37.4% | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 38.6% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 41.7% | +7.9% |
| 2015 | 44.1% | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 42.0% | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 43.5% | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 45.9% | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 49.5% | +8.0% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 49.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 48.2%, 1.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Internet purchases by individuals in Malta changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +71.1% | 15.9% | 27.2% |
| 2007 | +64.4% | 9.5% | 15.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.7% | 9.5% | 27.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 40.9% | 31.6% | 49.5% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More science & technology data for Malta
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 142.07 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.35 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 766,620 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 2,342 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 2.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 497.77 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0009 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is internet purchases by individuals in Malta?
- Internet purchases by individuals in Malta was 49.5% in 2019, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest internet purchases by individuals recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 49.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest internet purchases by individuals recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.5% in 2006.
- How does Malta rank for internet purchases by individuals?
- Malta ranks 19th out of 43 countries with data for 2019.
- Is internet purchases by individuals rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 81.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Internet purchases by individuals (2002-2019). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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