BE · 2016 · gov_10a_exp

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)

Belgium, 2016

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
19.5%
Belgium, 2016
▲ 0.0% vs 2015 (19.5%)
Analysis

In 2016, Belgium's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) increased by 0.0% compared to 2015, reaching 19.5%.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 19.6%.

Belgium ranks 8th 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 2.6% (from 19.0% in 2011).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2016
#8 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2016
99.5%
EU-27: 19.6%
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
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