IT · 2017 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Italy, 2017
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
20.6%
Italy, 2017
▼ 1.0% vs 2016 (20.8%)
Analysis
In 2017, Italy's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) decreased by 1.0% compared to 2016, reaching 20.6%.
The figure is above the EU-27 average of 19.3%.
Italy ranks 6th 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 2.0% (from 20.2% in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#6 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
106.7%
EU-27: 19.3%
Italy timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10a_exp