IT · 2017 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Italy, 2017
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
48.8%
Italy, 2017
▼ 0.4% vs 2016 (49.0%)
Analysis
In 2017, Italy's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) decreased by 0.4% compared to 2016, reaching 48.8%.
The figure is above the EU-27 average of 47.0%.
Italy ranks 7th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 3.4% (from 50.5% in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#7 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
103.8%
EU-27: 47.0%
Italy timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10a_exp