Residents of Malta were among the EU’s highest spenders on tourism trips in 2024 when expenditure is measured per person per night.
Eurostat figures show an average of €135.09 for Malta’s residents, around 30% higher than the EU average of €103.77.
That puts Malta fifth among EU countries, with only Luxembourg, Austria, Sweden and Ireland recording higher averages.
Which countries spent the most per night?
| Rank | Country of residence | Average spending per person per night |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luxembourg | €190.60 |
| 2 | Austria | €175.14 |
| 3 | Sweden | €149.78 |
| 4 | Ireland | €138.01 |
| 5 | Malta | €135.09 |
The figures combine domestic and foreign tourism trips. Malta’s residents spent an average of €151.27 per person per night when travelling abroad, compared with €63.24 on domestic trips.
What does spending per night mean?
The €135.09 figure should not be read as the average price of a hotel room or simply the amount travellers spend on food, shopping and entertainment each day.
Eurostat’s measure covers overall tourism expenditure, including transport, accommodation and other costs, expressed per person per overnight stay.
The statistics cover residents aged 15 and over taking trips involving at least one overnight stay. They include both personal and professional travel, as well as trips within the country of residence and abroad.
For that reason, “Malta’s residents” is more accurate than referring specifically to Maltese nationals, while “tourism trips” covers more than holidays alone.
What the ranking does not tell us
The ranking compares average expenditure per night. It does not measure how frequently residents travel or how much they spend on tourism over an entire year.
It also does not mean that every resident travelling from Malta spends €135.09 each night, nor does the data establish why average spending differs between countries.
Still, the figures put Malta towards the top of the EU table for average tourism expenditure per person per night in 2024.
Source: Eurostat
