BE · 2021 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Belgium, 2021
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
20.8%
Belgium, 2021
▼ 7.1% vs 2020 (22.4%)
Analysis
In 2021, Belgium's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) decreased by 7.1% compared to 2020, reaching 20.8%.
The figure is above the EU-27 average of 20.2%.
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 6.7% (from 19.5% in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#5 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
103.0%
EU-27: 20.2%
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10a_exp