MT · 2020 · gov_10a_exp

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)

Malta, 2020

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
11.1%
Malta, 2020
▲ 9.9% vs 2019 (10.1%)
Analysis

In 2020, Malta's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) increased by 9.9% compared to 2019, reaching 11.1%.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 21.8%.

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 3.5% (from 11.5% in 2015).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2020
#26 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2020
50.9%
EU-27: 21.8%
Malta timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024