AT · 2016 · gov_10a_exp

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)

Austria, 2016

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
50.6%
Austria, 2016
▼ 1.2% vs 2015 (51.2%)
Analysis

In 2016, Austria's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) decreased by 1.2% compared to 2015, reaching 50.6%.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 47.5%.

Austria ranks 5th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 1.4% (from 51.3% in 2011).

Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.

Rank in EU-27 · 2016
#5 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2016
106.5%
EU-27: 47.5%
Austria timeline (last 15 years)
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