FI · 2016 · gov_10a_exp

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)

Finland, 2016

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
55.1%
Finland, 2016
▼ 1.1% vs 2015 (55.7%)
Analysis

In 2016, Finland's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) decreased by 1.1% compared to 2015, reaching 55.1%.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 47.5%.

Finland ranks 2nd 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 2.4% (from 53.8% in 2011).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2016
#2 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2016
116.0%
EU-27: 47.5%
Finland timeline (last 15 years)
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