HU · 2017 · gov_10a_exp

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)

Hungary, 2017

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
13.7%
Hungary, 2017
▼ 3.5% vs 2016 (14.2%)
Analysis

In 2017, Hungary's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) decreased by 3.5% compared to 2016, reaching 13.7%.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 19.3%.

Hungary ranks 19th 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 17.5% (from 16.6% in 2012).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#19 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
71.0%
EU-27: 19.3%
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