IT · 2019 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Italy, 2019
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
48.4%
Italy, 2019
▲ 0.2% vs 2018 (48.3%)
Analysis
In 2019, Italy's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) increased by 0.2% compared to 2018, reaching 48.4%.
The figure is above the EU-27 average of 46.6%.
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 4.5% (from 50.7% in 2014).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2019
#7 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2019
103.9%
EU-27: 46.6%
Italy timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10a_exp