IT · 2016 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Italy, 2016
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
3.9%
Italy, 2016
▼ 2.5% vs 2015 (4.0%)
Analysis
In 2016, Italy's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) decreased by 2.5% compared to 2015, reaching 3.9%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 4.7%.
Italy ranks 22nd 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 4.9% (from 4.1% in 2011).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2016
#22 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2016
83.0%
EU-27: 4.7%
Italy timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10a_exp