IT · 2011 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Italy, 2011
In 2011, Italy's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) decreased by 4.1% compared to 2010, reaching 7.1%.
The figure is in line with the EU-27 average of 7.1%.
Italy ranks 10th 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 4.4% (from 6.8% in 2006).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.