EL · 2012 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Greece, 2012
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
57.9%
Greece, 2012
▲ 5.1% vs 2011 (55.1%)
Analysis
In 2012, Greece's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) increased by 5.1% compared to 2011, reaching 57.9%.
The figure is above the EU-27 average of 50.0%.
Greece ranks 3rd 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 21.1% (from 47.8% in 2007).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2012
#3 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2012
115.8%
EU-27: 50.0%
Greece timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10a_exp