FI · 2012 · gov_10a_exp

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)

Finland, 2012

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
55.7%
Finland, 2012
▲ 3.5% vs 2011 (53.8%)
Analysis

In 2012, Finland's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) increased by 3.5% compared to 2011, reaching 55.7%.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 50.0%.

Finland 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 19.5% (from 46.6% in 2007).

Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.

Rank in EU-27 · 2012
#5 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2012
111.4%
EU-27: 50.0%
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