General government expenditure by function (COFOG)

In 2024, Malta's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) increased by 4.2% compared to 2023, reaching 37.3%.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 49.1%.

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 grown by 6.9% (from 34.9% in 2019).

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