EL · 2016 · gov_10a_exp

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)

Greece, 2016

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
2.1%
Greece, 2016
▼ 16.0% vs 2015 (2.5%)
Analysis

In 2016, Greece's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) decreased by 16.0% compared to 2015, reaching 2.1%.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 1.2%.

Greece 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 fallen by 12.5% (from 2.4% 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
175.0%
EU-27: 1.2%
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