BE · 2022 · gov_10a_exp

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)

Belgium, 2022

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
52.5%
Belgium, 2022
▼ 4.4% vs 2021 (54.9%)
Analysis

In 2022, Belgium's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) decreased by 4.4% compared to 2021, reaching 52.5%.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 49.2%.

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 0.4% (from 52.3% in 2017).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2022
#6 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2022
106.7%
EU-27: 49.2%
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024