BE · 2021 · gov_10a_exp

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)

Belgium, 2021

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
6.2%
Belgium, 2021
▼ 4.6% vs 2020 (6.5%)
Analysis

In 2021, Belgium's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) decreased by 4.6% compared to 2020, reaching 6.2%.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 4.8%.

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 fallen by 1.6% (from 6.3% in 2016).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#2 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
129.2%
EU-27: 4.8%
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024