IT · 2018 · gov_10a_exp

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)

Italy, 2018

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
6.7%
Italy, 2018
▼ 1.5% vs 2017 (6.8%)
Analysis

In 2018, Italy's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) decreased by 1.5% compared to 2017, reaching 6.7%.

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

Italy ranks 11th 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 4.3% (from 7.0% in 2013).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2018
#11 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2018
97.1%
EU-27: 6.9%
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