MT · 2018 · gov_10a_exp

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)

Malta, 2018

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
10.1%
Malta, 2018
▼ 2.9% vs 2017 (10.4%)
Analysis

In 2018, Malta's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) decreased by 2.9% compared to 2017, reaching 10.1%.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 19.1%.

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 fallen by 23.5% (from 13.2% in 2013).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2018
#26 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2018
52.9%
EU-27: 19.1%
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