Robert Abela (Labour Party) has been Prime Minister of Malta since 13 Jan 2020. Since Robert Abela took office in January 2020, real GDP has climbed 4.9% a year, against +1.3% for the European Union. On the rise in liberal democracy Malta is 1st of the 10 EU governments, on the rise in the rule of law 10th. Government effectiveness moved −6.4 points in Malta against +0.2 points for the European Union. Under Joseph Muscat (2013 to 2020) government effectiveness fell 0.8 points. The employment rate is 84.0% of the population aged 20–64 (Q2 2026), 8.7 percentage points above its level at day zero.

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