IT · 2024 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Italy, 2024
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
6.6%
Italy, 2024
▲ 1.5% vs 2023 (6.5%)
Analysis
In 2024, Italy's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) increased by 1.5% compared to 2023, reaching 6.6%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 7.4%.
Italy ranks 14th 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 1.5% (from 6.7% in 2019).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2024
#14 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2024
89.2%
EU-27: 7.4%
Italy timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10a_exp