MT · 2017 · gov_10a_exp

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)

Malta, 2017

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
10.4%
Malta, 2017
▼ 7.1% vs 2016 (11.2%)
Analysis

In 2017, Malta's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) decreased by 7.1% compared to 2016, reaching 10.4%.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 19.3%.

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 23.5% (from 13.6% 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
53.9%
EU-27: 19.3%
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