MT · 2021 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Malta, 2021
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
10.1%
Malta, 2021
▼ 9.0% vs 2020 (11.1%)
Analysis
In 2021, Malta's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) decreased by 9.0% compared to 2020, reaching 10.1%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 20.2%.
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 9.8% (from 11.2% in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#26 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
50.0%
EU-27: 20.2%
Malta timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10a_exp