BE · 2024 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Belgium, 2024
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
54.1%
Belgium, 2024
▲ 2.5% vs 2023 (52.8%)
Analysis
In 2024, Belgium's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) increased by 2.5% compared to 2023, reaching 54.1%.
The figure is above the EU-27 average of 49.1%.
Belgium ranks 4th 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 4.4% (from 51.8% in 2019).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2024
#4 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2024
110.2%
EU-27: 49.1%
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10a_exp