BE · 2020 · gov_10a_exp

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)

Belgium, 2020

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
6.5%
Belgium, 2020
▲ 6.6% vs 2019 (6.1%)
Analysis

In 2020, Belgium's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) increased by 6.6% compared to 2019, reaching 6.5%.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 4.9%.

Belgium ranks 2nd out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 3.2% (from 6.3% in 2015).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2020
#2 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2020
132.7%
EU-27: 4.9%
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024