MT · 2018 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Malta, 2018
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
34.5%
Malta, 2018
▲ 5.5% vs 2017 (32.7%)
Analysis
In 2018, Malta's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) increased by 5.5% compared to 2017, reaching 34.5%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 46.7%.
Malta ranks 25th 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 14.0% (from 40.1% in 2013).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2018
#25 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2018
73.9%
EU-27: 46.7%
Malta timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10a_exp