MT · 2023 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Malta, 2023
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
35.8%
Malta, 2023
▼ 6.5% vs 2022 (38.3%)
Analysis
In 2023, Malta's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) decreased by 6.5% compared to 2022, reaching 35.8%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 48.9%.
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 grown by 3.8% (from 34.5% 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
73.2%
EU-27: 48.9%
Malta timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10a_exp