BE · 2018 · gov_10a_exp

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)

Belgium, 2018

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
6.2%
Belgium, 2018
▲ 0.0% vs 2017 (6.2%)
Analysis

In 2018, Belgium's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) increased by 0.0% compared to 2017, reaching 6.2%.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 4.6%.

Belgium ranks 3rd 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 1.6% (from 6.3% in 2013).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2018
#3 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2018
134.8%
EU-27: 4.6%
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
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