IT · 2017 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Italy, 2017
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
4.0%
Italy, 2017
▲ 2.6% vs 2016 (3.9%)
Analysis
In 2017, Italy's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) increased by 2.6% compared to 2016, reaching 4.0%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 4.6%.
Italy ranks 21st 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 2.4% (from 4.1% in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#21 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
87.0%
EU-27: 4.6%
Italy timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10a_exp