IT · 2022 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Italy, 2022
In 2022, Italy's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) decreased by 6.8% compared to 2021, reaching 6.9%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 7.6%.
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 1.5% (from 6.8% in 2017).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.