BE · 2020 · gov_10a_exp

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)

Belgium, 2020

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
58.5%
Belgium, 2020
▲ 12.9% vs 2019 (51.8%)
Analysis

In 2020, Belgium's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) increased by 12.9% compared to 2019, reaching 58.5%.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 52.9%.

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 grown by 8.5% (from 53.9% in 2015).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2020
#3 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2020
110.6%
EU-27: 52.9%
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024