BE · 2017 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Belgium, 2017
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
7.6%
Belgium, 2017
▲ 0.0% vs 2016 (7.6%)
Analysis
In 2017, Belgium's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) increased by 0.0% compared to 2016, reaching 7.6%.
The figure is above the EU-27 average of 6.9%.
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 fallen by 3.8% (from 7.9% in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#4 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
110.1%
EU-27: 6.9%
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10a_exp