# Malta HS 720449 exports | Yugalinks

Explore reported HS 720449 exports from Malta: destinations, growth, concentration, prices, and history.

## Exporter position

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Exporter | Malta |
| HS6 | 720449 |
| Latest exports | $21.1M |
| Active destinations | 12 |
| Three-year growth | -2.6% |
| Destination HHI | 6,402 |
| Weighted share | 0.3% |

## Destination markets

No destination observations are available.

## Price intelligence

- Highest reported market price: Germany at $8.2K / ton.
- Lowest reported market price: Republic of Korea at $111.9 / ton.
- Median reported price: $411.2 / ton.
- Price spread: 1,976.7%.

## Export history

- 2010: $8.3M
- 2011: $13.1M
- 2012: $10.9M
- 2013: $8.1M
- 2014: $8.4M
- 2015: $6.4M
- 2016: $10.5M
- 2017: $12.0M
- 2018: $16.1M
- 2019: $12.4M
- 2020: $11.1M
- 2021: $21.1M
- 2022: $16.9M
- 2023: $13.6M
- 2024: $19.5M

## Methods

Reported exporter totals are combined with destination, price, history, and country-context observations. Growth, concentration, weighted share, volatility, drawdown, and price-position values are calculated indicators rather than additional reported trade.

Missing values are shown as Not reported and are not imputed.

## Complete structured values

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