MT · 2019 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Malta, 2019
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
4.5%
Malta, 2019
▲ 2.3% vs 2018 (4.4%)
Analysis
In 2019, Malta's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) increased by 2.3% compared to 2018, reaching 4.5%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 4.7%.
Malta ranks 18th 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 8.2% (from 4.9% in 2014).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2019
#18 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2019
95.7%
EU-27: 4.7%
Malta timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10a_exp