Malta imports from China double in 10 years

Malta imports from China double in 10 years

Malta doubled its imports from China over the past decade, new EU data shows, highlighting the island’s growing reliance on the Asian superpower as a key trade partner.Figures published by the EU’s statistics office last week show that Malta imported almost €374 million worth of goods from China in 2025, its highest ever tally. In...

Malta’s Imports From China Have Doubled In 10 Years, Hitting Record €374 Million

Malta’s reliance on China is growing rapidly, with imports from the Asian superpower more than doubling over the past decade, according to new EU data. Figures published by Eurostat show that Malta imported nearly €374 million worth of goods from China in 2025, the highest level ever recorded. Back in 2015, that figure stood at €212 million, even dipping below €200 million in the years that followed. A major shift came in 2020, when imports surg…