BE · 2023 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Belgium, 2023
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
6.3%
Belgium, 2023
▲ 1.6% vs 2022 (6.2%)
Analysis
In 2023, Belgium's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) increased by 1.6% compared to 2022, reaching 6.3%.
The figure is above the EU-27 average of 4.7%.
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 1.6% (from 6.2% in 2018).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2023
#2 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2023
134.0%
EU-27: 4.7%
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10a_exp