MT · 2021 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Malta, 2021
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
4.6%
Malta, 2021
▼ 6.1% vs 2020 (4.9%)
Analysis
In 2021, Malta's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) decreased by 6.1% compared to 2020, reaching 4.6%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 4.8%.
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 2.1% (from 4.7% in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#17 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
95.8%
EU-27: 4.8%
Malta timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10a_exp