BE · 2019 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Belgium, 2019
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
6.1%
Belgium, 2019
▼ 1.6% vs 2018 (6.2%)
Analysis
In 2019, Belgium's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) decreased by 1.6% compared to 2018, reaching 6.1%.
The figure is above the EU-27 average of 4.7%.
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 3.2% (from 6.3% in 2014).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2019
#3 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2019
129.8%
EU-27: 4.7%
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10a_exp