BE · 2019 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Belgium, 2019
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
51.8%
Belgium, 2019
▼ 1.3% vs 2018 (52.5%)
Analysis
In 2019, Belgium's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) decreased by 1.3% compared to 2018, reaching 51.8%.
The figure is above the EU-27 average of 46.6%.
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 6.5% (from 55.4% in 2014).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2019
#3 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2019
111.2%
EU-27: 46.6%
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10a_exp