Buying and selling are essential for any country to develop its economy and maintain good relations with other nations. The first table below shows top trading partners of Malta in terms of export sales (selling), including Singapore, Germany, and France. The second lists top trade partners of Malta regarding import total (buying). That is, most products are imported from these countries to Malta.
Malta Major Exports
Market Value: 2,649 (millions) – Last Updated: June, 2019
| Rank | Country (Exports To) | Trade Value (thousands) | Share (%) | Growth (% 5yr) |
| 1 | Singapore | 402,916 | 15.21 | 5.34 |
| 2 | Germany | 372,037 | 14.05 | 31.26 |
| 3 | France | 341,295 | 12.88 | (16.58) |
| 4 | United States | 258,566 | 9.76 | (37.36) |
| 5 | Japan | 231,442 | 8.74 | 208.65 |
| 6 | United Kingdom | 218,602 | 8.25 | (25.83) |
| 7 | Hong Kong | 193,333 | 7.30 | 145.46 |
| 8 | Italy | 110,753 | 4.18 | 40.79 |
| 9 | Libya | 62,727 | 2.37 | (32.40) |
| 10 | South Korea | 55,764 | 2.11 | 124.36 |
| 11 | Nigeria | 36,657 | 1.38 | 7,351.58 |
| 12 | China | 30,965 | 1.17 | 59.88 |
| 13 | Finland | 26,164 | 0.99 | 101.75 |
| 14 | Netherlands | 24,139 | 0.91 | 12.35 |
| 15 | Saudi Arabia | 19,233 | 0.73 | 140.87 |
| 16 | Spain | 17,987 | 0.68 | (9.22) |
| 17 | Denmark | 16,972 | 0.64 | 254.10 |
| 18 | Thailand | 16,209 | 0.61 | 514.37 |
| 19 | Turkey | 15,296 | 0.58 | 213.58 |
| 20 | Poland | 14,772 | 0.56 | 597.43 |
| 21 | Tunisia | 14,614 | 0.55 | 64.89 |
| 22 | Malaysia | 13,531 | 0.51 | 121.89 |
| 23 | Canada | 13,215 | 0.50 | 24.54 |
| 24 | United Arab Emirates | 10,437 | 0.39 | (1.36) |
| 25 | Hungary | 8,472 | 0.32 | (75.12) |
| 26 | Switzerland | 7,495 | 0.28 | 46.32 |
| 27 | Norway | 6,716 | 0.25 | 99.35 |
| 28 | Portugal | 6,714 | 0.25 | 25.34 |
| 29 | Austria | 6,582 | 0.25 | 54.26 |
| 30 | Ireland | 5,862 | 0.22 | (24.01) |
| 31 | Mexico | 5,638 | 0.21 | 219.06 |
| 32 | Turkmenistan | 5,554 | 0.21 | 55.19 |
| 33 | Israel | 5,468 | 0.21 | (44.24) |
| 34 | Sudan | 5,319 | 0.20 | 1,288.95 |
| 35 | Sweden | 5,001 | 0.19 | (55.02) |
| 36 | Cyprus | 4,821 | 0.18 | 167.69 |
Malta Major Imports
Market Value: 3,682 (millions) – Last Updated: June, 2019
| Rank | Country (Imports From) | Trade Value (thousands) | Share (%) | Growth (% 5yr) |
| 1 | Italy | 1,084,641 | 29.46 | 11.90 |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 497,851 | 13.52 | 8.95 |
| 3 | France | 354,908 | 9.64 | (28.75) |
| 4 | Singapore | 291,954 | 7.93 | 88.09 |
| 5 | Germany | 251,675 | 6.84 | (25.59) |
| 6 | Netherlands | 124,785 | 3.39 | (6.43) |
| 7 | Switzerland | 92,940 | 2.52 | 136.18 |
| 8 | Spain | 89,624 | 2.43 | (24.86) |
| 9 | Japan | 73,167 | 1.99 | (23.23) |
| 10 | South Korea | 71,700 | 1.95 | 196.90 |
| 11 | United States | 71,537 | 1.94 | (63.77) |
| 12 | Libya | 69,714 | 1.89 | 588.04 |
| 13 | China | 62,609 | 1.70 | (19.19) |
| 14 | Turkey | 60,903 | 1.65 | 28.16 |
| 15 | Denmark | 48,241 | 1.31 | 13.02 |
| 16 | Belgium | 44,671 | 1.21 | (28.48) |
| 17 | Austria | 36,907 | 1.00 | 55.65 |
| 18 | Malaysia | 36,259 | 0.98 | (61.69) |
| 19 | India | 34,535 | 0.94 | 115.50 |
| 20 | Brazil | 27,296 | 0.74 | 24.09 |
| 21 | Greece | 23,550 | 0.64 | (9.80) |
| 22 | Romania | 21,001 | 0.57 | 1,224.28 |
| 23 | Ireland | 18,487 | 0.50 | (20.36) |
| 24 | Finland | 16,683 | 0.45 | 301.15 |
| 25 | Sweden | 16,656 | 0.45 | 11.61 |
| 26 | Philippines | 14,771 | 0.40 | (45.28) |
| 27 | Poland | 14,428 | 0.39 | 201.55 |
| 28 | Tunisia | 13,258 | 0.36 | 70.28 |
| 29 | Thailand | 12,010 | 0.33 | 35.39 |
| 30 | Ukraine | 11,885 | 0.32 | 289.75 |
| 31 | British Virgin Islands | 11,335 | 0.31 | NA |
| 32 | New Zealand | 9,918 | 0.27 | 143.63 |
| 33 | Israel | 9,653 | 0.26 | (52.00) |
| 34 | Mexico | 8,417 | 0.23 | 409.54 |
| 35 | Oman | 6,514 | 0.18 | 1,893.19 |
| 36 | Hungary | 5,879 | 0.16 | 9.66 |