MT · 2017 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Malta, 2017
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
10.4%
Malta, 2017
▼ 7.1% vs 2016 (11.2%)
Analysis
In 2017, Malta's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) decreased by 7.1% compared to 2016, reaching 10.4%.
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 23.5% (from 13.6% in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#26 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
53.9%
EU-27: 19.3%
Malta timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10a_exp