BE · 2017 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Belgium, 2017
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
52.3%
Belgium, 2017
▼ 2.1% vs 2016 (53.4%)
Analysis
In 2017, Belgium's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) decreased by 2.1% compared to 2016, reaching 52.3%.
The figure is above the EU-27 average of 47.0%.
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 6.9% (from 56.2% in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#3 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
111.3%
EU-27: 47.0%
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10a_exp