Malta
EU-27 · statistics to 2024–25 · policy framework at end-2025 · policy coded from the 2025 mid-term review report and the documents it cites
57.8composite, 0–100
25 / 45rank · 23 of 27 in EU-27
+0.4change since 2015, time-varying indicators
MaltaEU-27 average
Dimensions
| Dimension | Score | Rank /45 | EU-27 | EU-27 | Indicators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Political | 56.8 | 26 | 71.5 | 71.5 | 7 / 8 |
| Economic | 61.8 | 17 | 62.8 | 62.8 | 13 / 20 |
| Legal | 62.7 | 23 | 63.8 | 63.8 | 7 / 12 |
| Institutional | 56.6 | 23 | 61.9 | 61.9 | 8 / 16 |
| Financial | 51.2 | 27 | 71.0 | 71.0 | 3 / 7 |
| Composite | 57.8 | 25 | 66.2 | 66.2 | 38 / 63 |
Indicators = scored now / in the full SEI matrix. Ties share a rank.
Composite, 2015–2024
MaltaEU-27 average
Same goalposts every year. Legal and financial scores are held at their single readings, so change comes from governance, social and labour statistics, firm demography and early-stage entrepreneurship.
Social-enterprise policy and legal framework, end-2025
| SE strategy / action plan 1.2.1 National Social Economy Action Plan in preparation (to be based on SEAP/Council Recommendation) · source | 1/3 |
| Institutional structure & dialogue 1.2.2 No dedicated body (SE Regulator not appointed); annual stakeholder roundtables by SEAM and Europe Direct CORE Platform · source | 1/2 |
| Social clauses in public procurement 2.3.2 Public procurement rules (reserved contracts/social clauses not actively implemented) | 1/2 |
| Official SE definition 3.1 Social Enterprise Act (Cap. 630), 2022 · source | 1/1 |
| Legal recognition of SEs 3.2.1 Social Enterprise Act (Cap. 630, 2022) — enacted, not yet in force · source | 1/2 |
| SE support ecosystem 4.3.6 ESF+-funded capacity building (training, mentoring, coaching); small private foundation grants; no SE incubator · source | 1/2 |
| EU funds mobilised for SE 5.1.1 ESF+ 2021–2027 Malta programme, SO4.1 (EUR 0.6m earmarked; EUR 1m total, 60% EU share) · source | 1/2 |
| Dedicated national funding 5.2.2 No dedicated national line; ESF+ 2021–2027 SO4.1 earmark · source | 1/2 |
Policy composite 54.2 of 100 (mean of the eight codes).
Cite this profile
Social Entrepreneurship Observatory & SENIC. (2026). Malta: SEI 2026 country profile (provisional edition, version 0.9.1). Social Entrepreneurship Index. https://seindex.org/countries/malta/