MT · 2019 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Malta, 2019
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
5.1%
Malta, 2019
▲ 4.1% vs 2018 (4.9%)
Analysis
In 2019, Malta's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) increased by 4.1% compared to 2018, reaching 5.1%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 7.0%.
Malta ranks 19th 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 7.3% (from 5.5% in 2014).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2019
#19 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2019
72.9%
EU-27: 7.0%
Malta timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10a_exp