# Malta HS 870421 exports | Yugalinks

Explore reported HS 870421 exports from Malta: destinations, growth, concentration, prices, and history.

## Exporter position

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Exporter | Malta |
| HS6 | 870421 |
| Latest exports | $1.6M |
| Active destinations | 7 |
| Three-year growth | -39.1% |
| Destination HHI | 1,195 |
| Weighted share | 0.4% |

## Destination markets

No destination observations are available.

## Price intelligence

- Highest reported market price: Angola at $27.2K / ton.
- Lowest reported market price: Libya at $302.8 / ton.
- Median reported price: $8.9K / ton.
- Price spread: 302.6%.

## Export history

- 2010: $39.0K
- 2011: $85.0K
- 2012: $1.6M
- 2013: $62.9K
- 2014: $846.5K
- 2015: $11.0M
- 2016: $3.3M
- 2017: $74.7K
- 2018: $59.6K
- 2019: $89.7K
- 2020: $167.5K
- 2021: $459.9K
- 2022: $673.4K
- 2023: $375.2K
- 2024: $103.8K

## 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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