IT · 2023 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Italy, 2023
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
6.5%
Italy, 2023
▼ 5.8% vs 2022 (6.9%)
Analysis
In 2023, Italy's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) decreased by 5.8% compared to 2022, reaching 6.5%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 7.2%.
Italy ranks 15th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 3.0% (from 6.7% in 2018).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2023
#15 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2023
90.3%
EU-27: 7.2%
Italy timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10a_exp