MT · 2023 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Malta, 2023
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
9.6%
Malta, 2023
▼ 3.0% vs 2022 (9.9%)
Analysis
In 2023, Malta's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) decreased by 3.0% compared to 2022, reaching 9.6%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 19.2%.
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 5.0% (from 10.1% in 2018).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2023
#26 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2023
50.0%
EU-27: 19.2%
Malta timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10a_exp