BE · 2020 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Belgium, 2020
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
22.4%
Belgium, 2020
▲ 16.7% vs 2019 (19.2%)
Analysis
In 2020, Belgium's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) increased by 16.7% compared to 2019, reaching 22.4%.
The figure is above the EU-27 average of 21.8%.
Belgium ranks 5th 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 14.9% (from 19.5% in 2015).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2020
#5 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2020
102.8%
EU-27: 21.8%
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10a_exp