BE · 2021 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Belgium, 2021
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
8.4%
Belgium, 2021
▼ 2.3% vs 2020 (8.6%)
Analysis
In 2021, Belgium's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) decreased by 2.3% compared to 2020, reaching 8.4%.
The figure is above the EU-27 average of 8.0%.
Belgium ranks 7th 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 10.5% (from 7.6% in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#7 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
105.0%
EU-27: 8.0%
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10a_exp