BE · 2018 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Belgium, 2018
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
52.5%
Belgium, 2018
▲ 0.4% vs 2017 (52.3%)
Analysis
In 2018, Belgium's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) increased by 0.4% compared to 2017, reaching 52.5%.
The figure is above the EU-27 average of 46.7%.
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 6.1% (from 55.9% in 2013).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2018
#3 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2018
112.4%
EU-27: 46.7%
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10a_exp