IT · 2022 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Italy, 2022
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
54.9%
Italy, 2022
▼ 2.0% vs 2021 (56.0%)
Analysis
In 2022, Italy's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) decreased by 2.0% compared to 2021, reaching 54.9%.
The figure is above the EU-27 average of 49.2%.
Italy ranks 2nd 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 12.5% (from 48.8% in 2017).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2022
#2 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2022
111.6%
EU-27: 49.2%
Italy timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10a_exp