BE · 2024 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Belgium, 2024
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
8.0%
Belgium, 2024
▲ 2.6% vs 2023 (7.8%)
Analysis
In 2024, Belgium's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) increased by 2.6% compared to 2023, reaching 8.0%.
The figure is above the EU-27 average of 7.4%.
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 6.7% (from 7.5% in 2019).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2024
#6 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2024
108.1%
EU-27: 7.4%
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10a_exp