IT · 2016 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Italy, 2016
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
6.8%
Italy, 2016
▼ 2.9% vs 2015 (7.0%)
Analysis
In 2016, Italy's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) decreased by 2.9% compared to 2015, reaching 6.8%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 7.0%.
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 fallen by 4.2% (from 7.1% in 2011).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2016
#10 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2016
97.1%
EU-27: 7.0%
Italy timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10a_exp