BE · 2008 · gov_10a_exp

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)

Belgium, 2008

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
50.8%
Belgium, 2008
▲ 4.5% vs 2007 (48.6%)
Analysis

In 2008, Belgium's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) increased by 4.5% compared to 2007, reaching 50.8%.

Belgium ranks 3rd out of 26 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 0.4% (from 51.0% in 2003).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2008
#3 of 26
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