IT · 2021 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Italy, 2021
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
7.4%
Italy, 2021
▼ 5.1% vs 2020 (7.8%)
Analysis
In 2021, Italy's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) decreased by 5.1% compared to 2020, reaching 7.4%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 8.0%.
Italy ranks 13th 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 8.8% (from 6.8% in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#13 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
92.5%
EU-27: 8.0%
Italy timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10a_exp