MT · 2016 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Malta, 2016
In 2016, Malta's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) increased by 0.0% compared to 2015, reaching 4.7%.
The figure is in line with the EU-27 average of 4.7%.
Malta ranks 17th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 9.6% (from 5.2% in 2011).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.