BE · 2016 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Belgium, 2016
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.