EL · 2017 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Greece, 2017
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
48.6%
Greece, 2017
▼ 3.4% vs 2016 (50.3%)
Analysis
In 2017, Greece's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) decreased by 3.4% compared to 2016, reaching 48.6%.
The figure is above the EU-27 average of 47.0%.
Greece ranks 8th 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 16.1% (from 57.9% in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#8 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
103.4%
EU-27: 47.0%
Greece timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10a_exp