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%
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