IT · 2008 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Italy, 2008
In 2008, Italy's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) increased by 3.5% compared to 2007, reaching 17.9%.
Italy ranks 7th out of 26 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 5.3% (from 17.0% in 2003).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.