MT · 2022 · gov_10a_exp

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)

Malta, 2022

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
9.9%
Malta, 2022
▼ 2.0% vs 2021 (10.1%)
Analysis

In 2022, Malta's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) decreased by 2.0% compared to 2021, reaching 9.9%.

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 4.8% (from 10.4% in 2017).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2022
#26 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2022
51.3%
EU-27: 19.3%
Malta timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024