IT · 2020 · gov_10a_exp

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)

Italy, 2020

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
7.8%
Italy, 2020
▲ 16.4% vs 2019 (6.7%)
Analysis

In 2020, Italy's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) increased by 16.4% compared to 2019, reaching 7.8%.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 8.0%.

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 grown by 11.4% (from 7.0% in 2015).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2020
#10 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2020
97.5%
EU-27: 8.0%
Italy timeline (last 15 years)
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