BE · 2021 · gov_10a_exp

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)

Belgium, 2021

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
54.9%
Belgium, 2021
▼ 6.2% vs 2020 (58.5%)
Analysis

In 2021, Belgium's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) decreased by 6.2% compared to 2020, reaching 54.9%.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 51.2%.

Belgium ranks 6th 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 2.8% (from 53.4% in 2016).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#6 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
107.2%
EU-27: 51.2%
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024