IT · 2018 · gov_10a_exp

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)

Italy, 2018

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
4.0%
Italy, 2018
▲ 0.0% vs 2017 (4.0%)
Analysis

In 2018, Italy's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) increased by 0.0% compared to 2017, reaching 4.0%.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 4.6%.

Italy ranks 23rd 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 2013).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2018
#23 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2018
87.0%
EU-27: 4.6%
Italy timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024