Property sales in Rabat
Official figures from the National Statistics Office for Rabat (Ir-Rabat), Western: every final deed of sale and promise of sale agreement registered with the tax authority, month by month since January 2005.
Key facts
- In the 12 months to August 2026, 288 final deeds of sale were registered for property in Rabat, 24.1% more than the 232 in the 12 months before.
- That is 2.0% of all residential property sales in Malta and Gozo, making Rabat the 18th busiest of 68 localities, and 20.2% of sales in the Western district.
- 214 promise of sale agreements (konvenji) were signed for Rabat over the same 12 months; a promise of sale usually precedes the final deed by several months.
- In August 2026, 25 deeds were registered (+47.1% on a year earlier).
- Since 2005, Rabat's busiest year was 2025 with 296 sales and its quietest 2006 with 146.
Monthly sales in Rabat
Final deeds and promises of sale registered each month, last 36 months.
- Final deeds of sale
- Promise of sale agreements
Rabat property sales by year since 2005
- Final deeds of sale
- Promise of sale agreements
| Year | Final deeds | Change | Promises of sale |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 296 | +55.0% | 240 |
| 2024 | 191 | -3.0% | 227 |
| 2023 | 197 | -15.5% | 239 |
| 2022 | 233 | +13.1% | 213 |
| 2021 | 206 | +29.6% | 243 |
| 2020 | 159 | -13.1% | 159 |
| 2019 | 183 | -33.9% | 155 |
| 2018 | 277 | +24.8% | 256 |
| 2017 | 222 | -5.1% | 238 |
| 2016 | 234 | -4.5% | 237 |
| 2015 | 245 | +4.7% | 236 |
| 2014 | 234 | +43.6% | 178 |
| 2013 | 163 | -3.0% | 138 |
| 2012 | 168 | -21.1% | 122 |
| 2011 | 213 | -6.2% | 104 |
| 2010 | 227 | +40.1% | 131 |
| 2009 | 162 | -14.7% | 135 |
| 2008 | 190 | -5.5% | 134 |
| 2007 | 201 | +37.7% | 173 |
| 2006 | 146 | -12.6% | 152 |
| 2005 | 167 | n/a | 146 |
More on Rabat
- Rabat market report: what sellers are asking now, by property type.
- Malta property sales: every locality, district and the national price index.
- Download Rabat's figures: CSV · JSON
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About these figures
Source: National Statistics Office Malta, Residential Property Transactions, counted by month of registration with the Malta Tax and Customs Administration. Residential property only; NSO publishes counts by locality, not prices. Recent months are provisional and revised in later releases. Darscover adds only sums, shares and percentage changes.
- Latest: NSO NR 159/2026, Residential Property Transactions: August 2026, published 11 September 2026