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%
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