IT · 2010 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Italy, 2010
In 2010, Italy's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) decreased by 2.5% compared to 2009, reaching 49.8%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 50.7%.
Italy ranks 11th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 5.7% (from 47.1% in 2005).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.