EL · 2017 · gov_10a_exp

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)

Greece, 2017

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
5.5%
Greece, 2017
▲ 3.8% vs 2016 (5.3%)
Analysis

In 2017, Greece's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) increased by 3.8% compared to 2016, reaching 5.5%.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 6.9%.

Greece ranks 16th 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 9.8% (from 6.1% in 2012).

Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.

Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#16 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
79.7%
EU-27: 6.9%
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