MT · 2017 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Malta, 2017
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
32.7%
Malta, 2017
▼ 7.9% vs 2016 (35.5%)
Analysis
In 2017, Malta's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) decreased by 7.9% compared to 2016, reaching 32.7%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 47.0%.
Malta ranks 26th 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 21.6% (from 41.7% in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#26 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
69.6%
EU-27: 47.0%
Malta timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10a_exp