FI · 2016 · gov_10a_exp

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)

Finland, 2016

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
25.8%
Finland, 2016
▲ 1.6% vs 2015 (25.4%)
Analysis

In 2016, Finland's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) increased by 1.6% compared to 2015, reaching 25.8%.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 19.6%.

Finland ranks 1st 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 14.7% (from 22.5% in 2011).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2016
#1 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2016
131.6%
EU-27: 19.6%
Finland timeline (last 15 years)
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