MT · 2016 · gov_10a_exp

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)

Malta, 2016

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
35.5%
Malta, 2016
▼ 6.1% vs 2015 (37.8%)
Analysis

In 2016, Malta's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) decreased by 6.1% compared to 2015, reaching 35.5%.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 47.5%.

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 14.5% (from 41.5% in 2011).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2016
#23 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2016
74.7%
EU-27: 47.5%
Malta timeline (last 15 years)
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