IT · 2024 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Italy, 2024
In 2024, Italy's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) increased by 2.6% compared to 2023, reaching 4.0%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 4.8%.
Italy ranks 24th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 0.0% (from 4.0% in 2019).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.