Malta

Malta - Türkiye

About Cooperation

TUBITAK and Malta Council for Science and Technology (MCST) signed a bilateral cooperation Protocol in the fields of science, technology and innovation in 2020.

Academic Cooperation Statistics

As a result of the first joint call opened between TÜBİTAK and Malta MCST, 2 joint projects have been decided to be supported. The total budget of Turkish partners who have taken part in these projects is 1.365.500 TRY.

Industrial Cooperation Statistics

Turkey and Malta have collaborated in a total of 1 project supported within the context of the EUREKA Clusters between 2014-2019.

Framework Programs Statistics

The collaboration between Turkey and Malta continues within the scope of the EU Framework Programmes. Statistical data on the collaboration of the two countries since the beginning of the 7th Framework Programme until the end of 2021 is provided below:

	Total in Framework Programs
Joint Project(s)	80	Project(s)
Turkey Budget	10	Million Euro
Malta Budget	6.4	Million Euro

Capital

Valletta

Ankara

Biggest City

Birkirkara

Istanbul

Language(s)

Maltese, English

Turkish, Turkish

The Most Popular Religion(s)

Christianity

Islam (89.5%)

Regime

Parliamentary Republic

Democracy

President

George Vella

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

Area (km²)

316

783,356

Population (Million)

0.4

83,614,362

Currency

Euro

Turkish lira (₺) (TRY)

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) (Billion $)¹

17,7552021

817,5082021

World Economy Ranking¹

124,0002021

19,0002021

GDP per Capita ($)¹

34.402,5802021

9.654,0852021

Foreign Trade Volume (Billion $)²

18.996.463,3302018

202.817.845,0002018

Foreign Trade Volume Ranking²

82,0002018

26,0002018

Share of High Tech Production in Export (%)³

29,7822019

3,0442019

IMF
ITC Trade Map
World Bank

Total R&D Expenditure (Billion $) ¹

120,8002018

24.827,0092019

R&D Expenditure (%) ¹

0,5702018

1,2722019

Private Sector R&D Share (%) ¹

56,3612017

49,4482017

Number of Full-Time Researchers ¹

855,0002018

111.893,0002017

Number of Full-Time R&D Staff ¹

1.443,0002018

153.552,0002017

Field-Weighted Citation Impact ²

1,740

0,870

Citation per Publication ²

10,500

5,400

Publications by Topics (%) ²

Medicine	19.3
Social Sciences	9.4
Computer Sciences	9.4
Engineering	7.9
Physics and Astronomy	4.8
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology	4.2
Mathematics	4.4
Agricultural and Biological Sciences	4.5
Environmental Sciences	3.6
Other	32.5

Medical Sciences	22.5
Engineering	10.7
Physics and Astronomy	6.4
Computer	5.8
Material	5.7
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology	5.2
Social Sciences	5.2
Agriculture	4.8
Mathematics	4.4

Publications in Top Journals (%) ²

23,200

14,000

Academy-Private Sector Cooperation in Publications (%) ²

2,500

1,500

Patent Applications ³

12,0002019

8,0002019

Publications with International Co-Authors (%) ¹

55,900

22,000

UNESCO
SciVal® database, Elsevier B.V., http://www.scival.com (downloaded: February 2020)
WIPO (2020)

2014 - 2019

Co-Authored Publications¹

182 (2014-2019)

Field-Weighted Citation Impact ¹

Malta 1.74

Joint Publications 14.68

Türkiye 0.87

Joint Publications by Subject (%) ¹

Medicine	19.3
Social Sciences	9.4
Computer Sciences	9.4
Engineering	7.9
Physics and Astronomy	4.8
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology	4.2
Mathematics	4.4
Agricultural and Biological Sciences	4.5
Environmental Sciences	3.6
Other	32.5

Medical Sciences	22.5
Engineering	10.7
Physics and Astronomy	6.4
Computer	5.8
Material	5.7
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology	5.2
Social Sciences	5.2
Agriculture	4.8
Mathematics	4.4

SciVal® database, Elsevier B.V., http://www.scival.com (downloaded: February 2020)

Total Exports (Billion $)¹

2,000 (2019)

Total Exports to Turkey (Billion $)¹

23,000 (2019)

Total Imports (Billion $)¹

5,000 (2019)

Total Imports by Turkey (Billion $)¹

147,000 (2019)

ITC Trade Map