EL · 2016 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Greece, 2016
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
5.3%
Greece, 2016
▲ 6.0% vs 2015 (5.0%)
Analysis
In 2016, Greece's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) increased by 6.0% compared to 2015, reaching 5.3%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 7.0%.
Greece ranks 17th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 19.7% (from 6.6% in 2011).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2016
#17 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2016
75.7%
EU-27: 7.0%
Greece timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10a_exp