MT · 2021 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Malta, 2021
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
39.5%
Malta, 2021
▼ 6.2% vs 2020 (42.1%)
Analysis
In 2021, Malta's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) decreased by 6.2% compared to 2020, reaching 39.5%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 51.2%.
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 grown by 11.3% (from 35.5% in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#25 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
77.1%
EU-27: 51.2%
Malta timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10a_exp