MT · 2017 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Malta, 2017
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
4.1%
Malta, 2017
▼ 12.8% vs 2016 (4.7%)
Analysis
In 2017, Malta's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) decreased by 12.8% compared to 2016, reaching 4.1%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 4.6%.
Malta ranks 19th 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 21.2% (from 5.2% in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#19 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
89.1%
EU-27: 4.6%
Malta timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10a_exp