BE · 2018 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Belgium, 2018
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
19.3%
Belgium, 2018
▼ 0.5% vs 2017 (19.4%)
Analysis
In 2018, Belgium's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) decreased by 0.5% compared to 2017, reaching 19.3%.
The figure is above the EU-27 average of 19.1%.
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 fallen by 3.5% (from 20.0% in 2013).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2018
#8 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2018
101.0%
EU-27: 19.1%
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10a_exp