MT · 2023 · gov_10a_exp

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)

Malta, 2023

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
4.1%
Malta, 2023
▼ 8.9% vs 2022 (4.5%)
Analysis

In 2023, Malta's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) decreased by 8.9% compared to 2022, reaching 4.1%.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 4.7%.

Malta ranks 23rd 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 6.8% (from 4.4% in 2018).

Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.

Rank in EU-27 · 2023
#23 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2023
87.2%
EU-27: 4.7%
Malta timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024