IT · 2017 · gov_10a_exp

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)

Italy, 2017

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
6.8%
Italy, 2017
▲ 0.0% vs 2016 (6.8%)
Analysis

In 2017, Italy's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) increased by 0.0% compared to 2016, reaching 6.8%.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 6.9%.

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 2012).

Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.

Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#10 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
98.6%
EU-27: 6.9%
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