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%
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