MT · 2018 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Malta, 2018
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
10.1%
Malta, 2018
▼ 2.9% vs 2017 (10.4%)
Analysis
In 2018, Malta's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) decreased by 2.9% compared to 2017, reaching 10.1%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 19.1%.
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 13.2% in 2013).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2018
#26 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2018
52.9%
EU-27: 19.1%
Malta timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10a_exp