BE · 2022 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Belgium, 2022
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
20.1%
Belgium, 2022
▼ 3.4% vs 2021 (20.8%)
Analysis
In 2022, Belgium's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) decreased by 3.4% compared to 2021, reaching 20.1%.
The figure is above the EU-27 average of 19.3%.
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 3.6% (from 19.4% in 2017).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2022
#5 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2022
104.1%
EU-27: 19.3%
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10a_exp