EL · 2021 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Greece, 2021
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
56.7%
Greece, 2021
▼ 4.4% vs 2020 (59.3%)
Analysis
In 2021, Greece's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) decreased by 4.4% compared to 2020, reaching 56.7%.
The figure is above the EU-27 average of 51.2%.
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 grown by 12.7% (from 50.3% in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#2 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
110.7%
EU-27: 51.2%
Greece timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10a_exp