Provisional figures for 2024 show that there were 60,856 active enterprises in Malta, an increase of 3.1 percent, or 1,843 active enterprises, over 2023.
The Wholesale and retail trade (section G) accounted for 16.0 percent of the active enterprises. Professional, scientific and technical activities (section M) accounted for 15.3 percent, while Construction (section F) accounted for 9.9 percent.
Compared to the situation a year earlier, micro enterprises employing between 0 and 9 persons increased by 2.9 percent, while small enterprises employing between 10 and 49 persons, increased by 7.3 percent.
Medium-sized enterprises employing between 50 and 249 persons increased by 9.7 percent. Enterprises employing more than 250 persons decreased by 2.5 percent.
73.2 percent of the enterprises were sole proprietors and partnerships, 26.4 per cent were limited liability companies or public limited liability companies, while 0.4 percent were cooperatives, corporations, branches or joint ventures.
Provisional figures indicate that there were 20,152 employer enterprises in Malta in 2024, an increase of 6.3 percent, over the previous year.
56.1 percent of the employer enterprises were limited liability companies or public limited liability companies, while 43.1 per cent were sole proprietors and partnerships.
In 2024, Wholesale and retail trade (Section G) accounted for 16.0 percent of employment in Malta, Administrative and support services (Section N) accounted for 11.5 per cent, and Accommodation and food services (Section I) accounted for 10.4 percent.
